RE: grammar and spelling - OT

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

> Nope. Mat means a cardboard mat around a picture. MATTE means not glossy.
> They aren't interchangeable.
>
> Jerry
>

Oh but in my dictionary matt and matte are listed as the variant spellings
of mat (meaning not glossy) - but then I am using an english and not an
american dictionary.

I remember as a kid buying mat paint for model aircraft and such. Common
usage...

Depends a lot on what kind of english you speak.

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
> [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Gerald Olson
> Sent: January 21, 2000 11:53 AM
> To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
> Subject: Re: grammar and spelling - OT
>
>
> Nope. Mat means a cardboard mat around a picture. MATTE means not glossy.
> They aren't interchangeable.
>
> Jerry
>
> Tim Atherton wrote:
> >
> > Ah yes, but you can also use mat to mean not glossy...
> >
> > Tim A
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
> > > [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of PJStreet@aol.com
> > > Sent: January 20, 2000 5:47 PM
> > > To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
> > > Subject: grammar and spelling - OT
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill Gore writes re TomCat:
> > >
> > > <<One person had complimented him on his help but mentioned that
> > > he should be
> > >
> > > more careful of his grammar and spelling.>>
> > >
> > > I don't often get much out of TC's posts, but I think he's fun and
> > > thought-provoking to have on the list. My day job is
> > > copyeditor/proofreader,
> > > and believe me, he is not the only or even the worst offender
> > > when it comes
> > > to grammar and spelling. Let's not be snobby, Bill: in that
> same post you
> > > said " one of its' users", when the correct usage would've been
> > > "one of its
> > > users."  I presume your apostrophe was decorative.   Personally,
> > > I think that
> > > as long as we can figure out what people mean, perfect spelling
> > > and grammar
> > > are niceties.  (That being said, one of my pet peeves is when
> > > otherwise savvy
> > > ARTISTS say "the matte"  to mean "the heavy paper border one uses
> > > to set off
> > > an artwork" -- "Matte" is an adjective meaning "not glossy."
> > > What they mean
> > > is "the mat."  I think it's sorta like "shoppe" -- they think it looks
> > > swankier than "mat.")   :-)
> > > Pat
> > >
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