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Subject: OFF welcome back K
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:30:14 EST
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Hey, welcome back, Kendal(l)
There has been a plefora of bad grammatticol errs and speelings while you
were gone. So glad you are back. How was your jaunt to Florida?
Nag(gin')
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In a message dated 12/3/99 8:30:40 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< ODD MAN OUT, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, and SPORTS NIGHT
may also be sacrificed for MILLIONAIRE. >>
NOOOOOOO!!!! Not Sports Night!!! That's one of the best things on TV, dammit.
As much as I'd like to be a millionnaire (sorry, as much as I *want* to be a
millionnaire), I frankly think ABC would be making a very big mistake by
putting the show on weekly. Part of its allure now is the fact that it's only
one for 2-3 weeks at a time every few months (read: sweeps).
Bev
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Subject: Re: Further Thoughts about Alicia!
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:46:11 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 9:56:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Punction? Rhymes with extreme unction? >>
I sweah, sugah, you are only the *second* person who caught that!
Bev
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:46:41 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 9:56:07 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Um, that would be plebeians, Bev.
Kendal -- picking on Bev for some reason >>
See what happens when you don't use your spellchecker?
And I prolly deserve it, K ;->
Bev
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Subject: Re: Check out Spelling Test OFF
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:53:01 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 11:02:07 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Why is it though that most people seem proud of the fact that they can't
do basic maths (or math for my North American friends) but people are happy
to castigate those who can't spell? >>
Don't I just *wish* I was good at math! Fortunately, that doesn't come up
online much, else I'd be the butt of everyone's jokes.
I'm so bad, I had to take college freshman algebra 3 times, and then barely
passed.
Go ahead ... make fun
Bev
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Subject: Re: Check out Spelling Test OFF
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:08:00 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 12:14:19 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< probably because the spelling is such an "outthere" thing..everybody
judges
people or some do..by spelling , grammar etc. >>
I only judge someone based on his/her work on the parallel bars. And the
dismount, of course.
Bev
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Subject: Re: Check out Spelling Test OFF
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:08:48 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 12:35:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
<< Jen <---spells more often than she calculates >>
Oh, now, *wait* ... I calculate a whole lot, just not with numbers
Bev
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Subject: Re: OFF welcome back K
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 18:50:54 -0800
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>Hey, welcome back, Kendal(l)
>
>There has been a plefora of bad grammatticol errs and speelings while you
>were gone. So glad you are back. How was your jaunt to Florida?
>
>Nag(gin')
Yes, welcome back to Mexico or SF or wherever you may be. Let's
see...what have you missed? Lots of people in bitchy moods, some more
so than others.....Smitty's spelling test, and Mandy's (remember
him?) appearance on the Food Channel......Carol (oh, and you really
did miss a great story about the birthday book and the Scottsdale
concert)
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Subject: Re: Check out Spelling Test OFF
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:53:11 EST
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 4:13:38 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< jesus h christ..I wasn't saying it was right..man can anyone SAY anything
on
this damn list anymore without getting their heads bitten off!!!!1
>>
as I said to you in an email I sent...I did not accuse YOU of saying
that...you stated in your email that people judged people by that....I was
just saying THEY were shallow for doing that...not YOU....seems no one can
say anything on this list without getting their head bitten off.
Jill
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:58:17 EST
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 3:38:44 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< he way you express yourself in print *does* relate to the kind of person
you are. >>
That is NOT true. I'm sorry, I know some very wonderful, loving, caring
people who do not have spelling skills. SO WHAT.
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>In a message dated 12/03/1999 4:13:38 PM Central Standard Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>
><< jesus h christ..I wasn't saying it was right..man can anyone SAY anything
>on
> this damn list anymore without getting their heads bitten off!!!!1
> >>
>
>as I said to you in an email I sent...I did not accuse YOU of saying
>that...you stated in your email that people judged people by that....I was
>just saying THEY were shallow for doing that...not YOU....seems no one can
>say anything on this list without getting their head bitten off.
>
>Jill
Jill, no you're right....she's shallow :> Carol
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:51:22 EST
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 4:18:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> Well isn't that just really shallow. Those that do that are missing on
some
> quality people.
You could turn that around and say that those people who don't take the time
and effort to use correct grammar and spelling are, themselves, missing out
on some quality people.
Yes...I understand that there are people who have tried and tried and just
don't get it so far as spelling is concerned, but those that seem to say,
"Screw it, it's not worth my time to do it right...people can figure out what
I mean," are showing a tremendous contempt for others, taking the position
that THEIR time is much more valuable than anyone else's.
The reality is that for most of us, misspellings require us to take more time
in reading than we should have to either because the word or phrasing is,
itself, confusing or because the word used means something totally different
from what is meant. For example, "your" means one thing and "you're" means
something else entirely. For those who subvocalize when they read, it may
not be an issue since they sound the same, but for the rest, who read more
quickly, it is a very definite issue. Sentences simply do not make sense
when a "sound alike word" is used instead of the correct one. Minor
misspellings ("ence" rather than "ance" for example) are easier to deal with
since MOST of the correct pattern remains and it is NOT another word.
Carol P.
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Subject: Re: Mandy's wife ..
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:53:30 EST
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Wow! I didn't think that she was that much older than he was. That is
interesting to know.
Erika
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Subject: Ft. Lauterdale
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:55:15 EST
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Is Anyone going to the Ft. Lauterdale concert?
Erika
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Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 23:38:51 EST
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 6:55:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> If we're going to get pedantic we shouldn't
> even use apostrophes.
Presumably, what you mean is that we should not even use contractions.
Not using apostrophes properly is one of the things that bugs me
most...particularly when they ARE used in possessive pronouns.
Carol P. <------who thinks that you are right that there are probably
psychopaths who can spell perfectly, but who would hazard a guess that there
are many more who cannot.
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Subject: Re: OFF welcome back K
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 23:39:01 EST
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 7:31:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> There has been a plefora of bad grammatticol errs and speelings while you
> were gone. So glad you are back. How was your jaunt to Florida?
>
Nag....how many times do we have to tell you?
It's "They're haz bin uh plefera uv baad grammatticol errs an speelings whiel
ewe we're gon. Sew glad ewe r bak. Hahw wuz ur jont two Flaarida?"
Carol P.
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Subject: thursdays episode
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 23:47:09 EST
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does anyone know why this weeks ep was not on I thought it was the ep where
Aaron and Jack were held up. what happened?
~chelsea
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:46:11 EST writes:
>In a message dated 12/3/99 9:56:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>
><< Punction? Rhymes with extreme unction? >>
>
>I sweah, sugah, you are only the *second* person who caught that!
You mean, only the second person who called you on it. :-)
Jen <---has better things to do with her time.....
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:51:22 EST writes:
>quickly, it is a very definite issue. Sentences simply do not make
>sense when a "sound alike word" is used instead of the correct one.
Minor
>misspellings ("ence" rather than "ance" for example) are easier to
>deal withsince MOST of the correct pattern remains and it is NOT another
word.
Wow, Carol, how well-thought-out was THIS!? I just LOVE the Carols on
this list!!
Well..... *most* of 'em, anyway..... ;-)
Jen <---not "Jan," as she has so often been called by people who just
don't get spelling ;)
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:53:11 EST writes:
>as I said to you in an email I sent...I did not accuse YOU of saying
>that...you stated in your email that people judged people by that....I
>was just saying THEY were shallow for doing that...not YOU....
Yes, but odd as it may seem, Smitty is people, too.
>seems no one
>can say anything on this list without getting their head bitten off.
Well, you know what they say.... when enough women get together for long
enough, they all get their periods at the same time.
Jen <---That was a punctuation joke, son, ya missed it.
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 16:16:18 EST writes:
>In a message dated 12/03/1999 2:20:30 PM Central Standard Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>
><< probably because the spelling is such an "outthere"
>thing..everybody
>judges
> people or some do..by spelling , grammar etc. >>
>
>Well isn't that just really shallow.
I'd say it's quite the opposite. :)
>Those that do that are missing
>on some quality people.
She didn't say they ignored or shunned people, just "judged" them. And
it's true, we make judgments everyone we meet every day of our lives.
Doesn't have to be a dirty word.
Jen <--and it's "those WHO do....." ;-)
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 23:54:08 -0000 "Monica Coyne"
writes:
>Personally I judge people on their actions rather than their
>spelling/grammar.
One of their "actions," though, is to use proper or improper grammar, or
to use a spell check.
> I'm sure there are psychopaths who can spell
>perfectly
>but I sure as hell wouldn't want to communicate with them.
We're getting REALLY close to calling each other Nazis already! That was
really fast! ;-)
>Misspellings,
>grammatical errors etc. who cares as far as newsgroups are concerned?
Clearly, lots of us do! LOL!
>When
>I write these e-mails I type as if I'm talking. How often do we use
>bad
>grammar when we chat normally?
Uh..... too damn? ;-)
>Where would we be if all of Mandy's songs had to be grammatically
>correct?
Art is different. You can do ANYTHING in art. ;-)
>Maybe we should go throughout the lyrics correcting the grammatical
>mistakes. LOL
This is a fun idea, actually!
Jen <---uh.... YOU start!
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At 10:51 PM 12/3/99 EST, [email protected] wrote:
>The reality is that for most of us, misspellings require us to take more time
>in reading than we should have to either because the word or phrasing is,
>itself, confusing or because the word used means something totally different
>from what is meant. For example, "your" means one thing and "you're" means
>something else entirely. For those who subvocalize when they read, it may
>not be an issue since they sound the same, but for the rest, who read more
>quickly, it is a very definite issue. Sentences simply do not make sense
>when a "sound alike word" is used instead of the correct one. Minor
>misspellings ("ence" rather than "ance" for example) are easier to deal with
>since MOST of the correct pattern remains and it is NOT another word.
Thanks for articulating this, Carol!
DR <-- ever you're servent
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Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 01:46:49 EST
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In a message dated 12/3/99 9:06:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]
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<<
Jen <---not "Jan," as she has so often been called by people who just
don't get spelling ;)
>>
HEY!!! watch it Jen/Jan Lou.
KJ
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>Wow! I didn't think that she was that much older than he was. That is
>interesting to know.
>
>Erika
Erika, it's a lot bigger difference at 16 than at 47 :> Carol
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Mary Friedman, can you please privately e-mail me with your address.
I have tried to send several messages to you and they have all been returned
to me stating "address unknown".
Thank you.
---Helaine
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>I always put my spelling mistakes down to American English verses English
>English if you catch my drift. Fortunately we don't have spelling bees over
>here, all my spelling tests at school were written down. I'm still in awe
>of those 9 year olds who can stand up and spell in front of audiences.
>Spelling words correctly while writing is one thing, spelling out loud still
>terrifies me to this day. Thank God for spell checkers.
>
>Why is it though that most people seem proud of the fact that they can't do
>basic maths (or math for my North American friends) but people are happy to
>castigate those who can't spell?
>
>
>Monica
>
>(Before you flame me this is not a personal attack on anyone, honestly,
>just a general observation.)
I was always the champion of our spelling bees, even when there were three
grades in one room, but I must have lost some of that somewhere as I missed
16 on the test! And I usually do well at home when they have spelling
categories on Jeopardy.
Liz
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>Not using apostrophes properly is one of the things that bugs me
>most...particularly when they ARE used in possessive pronouns.
>Carol P. <------who thinks that you are right that there are probably
>psychopaths who can spell perfectly, but who would hazard a guess that there
>are many more who cannot.
I always used to think I did pretty good with apostrophes as spelling, but
in college I had to take a special class at the writing center to learn
correct use of apostrophes. I'm still not always sure I'm using them
correctly at a given point so tend to leave them out when I'm uncertain.
Liz
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According to my TV Guide, The Music of Chance will be shown on Channel 7
(WABC), Wednesday, 1:40 a.m.
For those of you who have not seen this movie, it is very strange. However,
Mandy looks great (and of course, his acting is great) especially when he is
wearing shorts (short shorts) and no shirt.
When the movie came out in 1993, I saw him on one of the talk shows and he
said he worked with a personal trainer for this. All of the acting was very
good. The movie also features James Spader, Joel Gray, Charles Durning and
M. Emmet Walsh.
Enjoy!
-----Helaine
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:46:11 EST writes:
>In a message dated 12/3/99 9:56:56 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>
><< Punction? Rhymes with extreme unction? >>
>
>I sweah, sugah, you are only the *second* person who caught that!
>You mean, only the second person who called you on it. :-)
>Jen <---has better things to do with her time.....
I noticed it as well--figured you were in a hurry and, in my striving to be
less critical (or at least less noticeably [sp?] critical), I let it pass.
I still haven't figured out how to use the spellcheck on email and don't
have a dictionary handy!
Liz
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Poutchy wrote:
<<< i found at the video club the movie "The Lemon Sisters" starring (among
others) Kathryn Grody, Mandy's wife. Is it worth renting it? How is it?
.... I'm sure i would like it, i love Carol Kane .... Diane Keaton is in
the movie too, and i thinks she's a marvelous actress >>>
Well, if you love Carol Kane and think Diane's a marvelous actress, apart
from KG also being in it .... what are you waiting for? RENT IT!!!!
Actually, I would suggest you *buy* an ex-rental copy if you can, like I did.
Of all the KG movies that I've seen (which is most of them) this is the one
she's in the most. She also does the narration even when she's not on
camera. And, all three of them sing at one point!
Ruben Blades and Aidan Quinn are also in it - not to mention Elliott Gould
who plays KG's husband.
It's a really good film [IMHO]. Reminds me of Beaches, in a way - but
nobody dies :) I would recommend it to anyone! (More proof it's good -->
Leonard Maltin doesn't think much of it)!
SueH
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At 06:25 3/12/99 EST, [email protected] wrote:
>She's 7 yrs older than he.
Really? I thought she was "only" 6 yrs (+24 dys) older
SueH
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In a message dated 12/3/99 7:02:43 PM, [email protected] writes:
<<
Jill, no you're right....she's shallow :> Carol
>>
LOL!!!!! ........any comeback I say people would think I am shallow and
MEAN..make up your own..you know me well enuff, Carol!!!
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In a message dated 12/3/99 7:54:20 PM, [email protected] writes:
<<
You could turn that around and say that those people who don't take the time
and effort to use correct grammar and spelling are, themselves, missing out
on some quality people. .......
Minor
misspellings ("ence" rather than "ance" for example) are easier to deal with
since MOST of the correct pattern remains and it is NOT another word.
Carol P.
>>>
Ok OK. is this another one pf those *Carol* things? LOL
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In a message dated 12/4/99 6:52:26 AM, [email protected] writes:
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Could be. I don't know every little detail of facts like that..that was just
a guesstimate. In other words, she is a number of years older than he, less
than 10, more than 5. How's that for specifics?
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I retrieved this from another list.(.Bill Champlin's, for those who wonder),
but it is SO fitting......enjoy
************************************************
The Natural Life Cycle Of Mailing Lists
*****************************
Every list seems to go through the same cycle:
1. Initial enthusiasm (people introduce themselves, and gush a lot about
how wonderful it is to find kindred souls).
2. Evangelism (people moan about how few folks are posting to the list,
and brainstorm recruitment strategies).
3. Growth (more and more people join, more and more lengthy threads
develop, occasional off-topic threads pop up).
4. Community (lots of threads, some more relevant than others; lots of
information and advice is exchanged; experts help other experts as well
as less experienced colleagues; friendships develop; people tease each
other; newcomers are welcomed with generosity and patience; everyone -- newbie
and expert alike -- feels comfortable asking questions, suggesting
answers, and sharing opinions).
5. Discomfort with diversity (the number of messages increases
dramatically; not every thread is fascinating to every reader; people
start complaining about the signal-to-noise ratio; person 1 threatens to
quit if *other* people don't limit discussion to person 1's pet topic;
person 2 agrees with person 1; person 3 tells 1 & 2 to lighten up; more
bandwidth is wasted complaining about off-topic threads than is used for
the threads themselves; everyone gets annoyed).
6a. Smug complacency and stagnation (the purists flame everyone who asks
an 'old' question or responds with humor to a serious post; newbies are
rebuffed; traffic drops to a doze-producing level of a few the purists spend
lots of time self-righteously congratulating each other on keeping off-topic threads off the list).
OR
6b. Maturity (a few people quit in a huff; the rest of the participants
stay near stage 4, with stage 5 popping up briefly every few weeks; many
people wear out their second or third 'delete' key, but the list lives
contentedly ever after).
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At 07:51 AM 12/4/99 EST, [email protected] wrote:
>When the movie came out in 1993, I saw him on one of the talk shows and he
>said he worked with a personal trainer for this.
New Yorker magazine's review said something like "So-and-so is credited as
Mr. Patinkin's personal trainer. He did a great job."
DR
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 11:09:13 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< and it's "those WHO do >>
don't correct me...
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In a message dated 12/03/1999 11:09:52 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Yes, but odd as it may seem, Smitty is people, too. >>
and your point is what?
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Why do you even care. Obviously you care about "little" things that don't
mean alot. I thought this was a MP list. Am I wrong about that too?
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In a message dated 12/04/1999 9:30:33 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< 6a. Smug complacency and stagnation (the purists flame everyone who asks
an 'old' question or responds with humor to a serious post; newbies are
rebuffed; traffic drops to a doze-producing level of a few the purists spend
lots of time self-righteously >>
Talking about hitting the nail on the head.....
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At 01:36 PM 12/4/99 EST, [email protected] wrote:
>Why do you even care. Obviously you care about "little" things that don't
>mean alot. I thought this was a MP list. Am I wrong about that too?
No. So talk about MP already.
DR <-- waiting to see what fascinating topic results
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At 01:35 PM 12/4/99 EST, [email protected] wrote:
>In a message dated 12/03/1999 11:09:13 PM Central Standard Time,
>[email protected] writes:
>
><< and it's "those WHO do >>
>
>don't correct me...
Ooh touchy.
DR
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In a message dated 12/3/99 9:07:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
<< You mean, only the second person who called you on it. :-) >>
But of course. I'm not Kreskin, y'know ;-P
Bev
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In a message dated 12/4/99 10:40:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< << 6a. Smug complacency and stagnation (the purists flame everyone who asks
an 'old' question or responds with humor to a serious post; newbies are
rebuffed; traffic drops to a doze-producing level of a few the purists spend
lots of time self-righteously >>
>> Talking about hitting the nail on the head..... >>
So ... does that mean *you're* leaving? Or should I just put that on my list
for Santa?
Bev
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In a message dated 12/4/99 11:04:34 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< DR <-- waiting to see what fascinating topic results >>
Are you as breathless with anticipation as I am? Why, I can hardly *breath*
...
Bev
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CBS strikes again! Two Thursday "specials" in a row! I think they're
really trying to kill CH.
Someone said that the next two weeks of CH will be repeats; someone else
said the new ep will be on next Thursday. Guess we'll know for sure when
the new tv guides come out!
Of all the nights to put that Millionaire game on, why did they have to
pick Thursday?!?!?? :-( CH's ratings were good until ABC put that
show on opposite of it! Just the excuse CBS needs to finish it off.
It's not a good sign when a show goes from #22 one week to #63 the next,
just because of a stupid game show! (Actually, I like the game show,
but I don't watch it instead of CH!!)
Nanci
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"The 'over-the-topness' will always be there. That's just who I am." --
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In a message dated 12/3/99 7:54:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< For example, "your" means one thing and "you're" means something else
entirely. >>
Anyone with access to Dave Barry's column today will get a giggle out of this
;> And for those without access, here it is:
It is with great verisimilitude that we present another installation of "Ask
Mister Language Person," the column that answers your common questions about
grammar, punctuation and unwanted body hair. This is the ONLY language column
to receive the coveted Lifetime Bathroom Pass from The American Society of
University Professors Who Are Never in Their Offices.
We will commence the onset of today's column by beginning with our first
question, which concerns a basic rule of business grammar:
Q. What is the proper way to begin a formal letter?
A. The proper beginning, or "salutatorian," for a formal business letter is:
"Dear Mr. Or Ms. Bob Johnson As The Case May Be." This should be followed by
a small dab of imported mustard.
Q. What if the person's name is not "Bob Johnson"?
A. Then he or she will just have to change it.
Q. What is the correct way to conclude a formal business letter to a
cable-television company?
A. "I Spit On Your Billing Department."
Q. Like millions of Americans, I cannot grasp the extremely subtle difference
between the words "your" and "you're."
A. Top grammar scientists are often confused by these two words, which are
technically known as "bivalves," or words that appear to be identical and
have hinged shells. The best way to tell them apart is to remember that
"you're" is a contraction, which is a type of word used during childbirth, as
in: "Hang on, Marlene, here comes you're baby!" Whereas "your" is,
grammatically, a prosthetic infarction, which means a word that is used to
score a debating point in an Internet chat room, as in: "Your a looser, you
morron!"
Q. What about "yore?"
A. That refers to "the days of yore," when there was a lot of yore lying
around, as a result of pigs. Also in those days, men would augment their
personal regions by wearing "codpieces," which were pieces of actual cod.
Q. Yuck.
A. Yore telling us.
Q. What is the correct usage of the word "compunction?"
A. It may be used as a medical term ("a compunction of the left exterior
vestibule") or in the name of a rock band ("DeWayne Hurlmont and the
Compunctions of Soul")
Q. Speaking of music, does it make you suspicious that "Barry Manilow" and
"Busta Rhymes," in addition to sounding EXACTLY alike, have "conveniently"
never once appeared on stage together?
A. It is time to end the charade.
Q. While viewing ESPN's Sept. 18 broadcast of the Indiana-Kentucky football
game, did you hear an example of language usage so excellent that it caused
you to spew beer from your nose?
A. Yes. The color commentator referred to a former coach as "a living legend
when he was still alive."
Q. Can you give some other examples of powerful language, sent in by alert
readers?
A. Certainly:
Trudy McDaniel sent in the instructions for putting together an Ikea desk,
which state: "It is advisory to be two people during assembly."
Doug Gordon sent in the instructions for a set of Tama brand drums,
containing this warning: "Stay away from the drum set if an earthquake
occurs."
Dave Zarrow reports that he saw a sign making this appealing offer: "I Lost
40 Lbs. In Two Months! Call For Free Samples!"
Joe Bays sent in a glossy color brochure for the American Standard "Cadet II"
model commode, featuring the slogan: "Get more out of your toilet."
Sandra Bowers sent in a story from The Akron Beacon-Journal headlined "Police
find man dead to death in motel."
Paul Morrill sent in a story from The Santa Cruz County Sentinel, concerning
a man who was arrested when he attacked some sea lions "because they
constantly defected on his boat."
Jeanne Reed sent in a bulletin from Weatherby Health Care, a
physician-placement firm, with this headline: "Born and Raised in the
Midwest, This Very Talented Surgeon is Looking for his Nitch Back Home."
Q. You hate it when a surgeon loses his nitch.
A. Let's hope he didn't leave it inside a patient.
TODAYS "TIP" FOR FICTION WRITER'S: To make your writing more vivid, insert a
literary device.
WEAK: "Detective Jake Turmoil slowly opened the door to the killer's room."
STRONG: "Detective Jake Turmoil slowly opened the door to the killer's room
and a metaphor sliced off his head."
GOT A QUESTION FOR MISTER LANGUAGE PERSON? He truly does not care.
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In a message dated 12/04/1999 7:51:32 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> I was always the champion of our spelling bees, even when there were three
> grades in one room, but I must have lost some of that somewhere as I missed
> 16 on the test! And I usually do well at home when they have spelling
> categories on Jeopardy.
>
Sounds like seeing two different spellings written out messes you up, but
that you really KNOW how to spell.
Carol P. <------who's found that using the internet [AOL's spellchecker says
that this should be capitalized...] has made it more difficult to recognize
correct spellings because she sees so many INCORRECT spellings "in print"
these days. It used to be that, generally, the spellings we saw in print
were correct and that reinforced the knowledge we already had.
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Subject: Re: Check out Spelling Test OFF
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 1999 15:47:13 -0500
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The fourteen emails I received from this list today on good spelling took
me more time to read than all the misspellings and grammatical mistakes
I've seen on the list in the time I've been here.
I've been a copy editor on various school newspapers and publications for
ten years, and one thing I've learned is that trying to convince people to
improve their grammar and spelling is like trying to convert them to a new
religion--most of your effort is wasted because they are set in their ways
and very, very few will listen to your reasoned arguments.
I would politely suggest that we drop it and go back to discussing Mandy.
Laura L.
>>The reality is that for most of us, misspellings require us to take more
time
>>in reading than we should have to either because the word or phrasing is,
>>itself, confusing or because the word used means something totally
different
>>from what is meant. For example, "your" means one thing and "you're" means
>>something else entirely. For those who subvocalize when they read, it may
>>not be an issue since they sound the same, but for the rest, who read more
>>quickly, it is a very definite issue. Sentences simply do not make sense
>>when a "sound alike word" is used instead of the correct one. Minor
>>misspellings ("ence" rather than "ance" for example) are easier to deal
with
>>since MOST of the correct pattern remains and it is NOT another word.
>>
>>Carol P.
>>
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In a message dated 12/04/1999 1:07:00 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Ooh touchy. >>
you bet...that and for all the emails I've received that are sick of all this
crap.....
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In a message dated 12/04/1999 1:24:15 PM Central Standard Time, BelleSoCal
writes:
<< So ... does that mean *you're* leaving? Or should I just put that on my
list for Santa? >>
No, my wish to Santa was for the people who started to stop. Spelling is not
an issue on a mailing list. Period.
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In a message dated 12/04/1999 1:27:59 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< Or should I just put that on my list
for Santa? >>
Go ahead put it on.......
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In a message dated 12/4/99 10:38:08 AM, [email protected] writes:
<< I thought this was a MP list. Am I wrong about that too?>>
depends..if MP means mental people.....;-)
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In a message dated 12/4/99 11:25:25 AM, [email protected] writes:
<<
So ... does that mean *you're* leaving? Or should I just put that on my list
for Santa?
>>
Naw..she'll hem and haw around and post some more nasties then THREATEN to
leave....like so many do.....LOL...but secretly STAY and see if we all
continue to talk about her......................NOT
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In a message dated 12/4/99 12:45:36 PM, [email protected] writes:
>>I would politely suggest that we drop it and go back to discussing Mandy.
>>Laura L.
good suggestion.....there is *SO * much Mandy news happening right now,
(albeit I don't have a clue what it might be), I just don't get WHY we all
are writing about stupid and inane topics....hmmmmmmm. One more
word....DELETE. ;-)
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I'm not sure who is really mad at whom at this point. I had thought Belle
and I were fighting but we're not...we made up and all is cool with us. But
it does seem that tensions are a bit evident.
Anyway, here's something you can use to take out your internet frustrations
on...oops...that should be: here is something you can use for the purpose of
relieving your internet frustrations, if you have a PC. Sorry Mac users.
It's fun, it's virus free, and it is free to distribute if you leave it
intact.
http://members.xoom.com/QVCcook/ELFBOWL.exe
Happy Holidays :)
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hi
well the candles each night just telling about the miracle that happend
along time ago its tells about a little can of oil that was enough for 1 day
do light the Mannora (lamp) but a miracle happend and the oil was for 8 days
and it was enough by then to have another cans with pure oil to light the
mannora of the temple.
and that is the stoty about the candle.
meytal
>From: "Nancy L, Clyde"
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Card
>Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 18:58:49 -0800
>
>Would you mind going this each night and telling us or me what each
>candle means or represents? However, I do understand if that take up too
>much time. Again, thank you for your beautiful card, Nan from
>Sacramento, California USA
>
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hi patti
well allu have to do if u want ot send every body is to send to:
[email protected]
If I get u right
meytal
>From: [email protected] (Patricia Binner)
>To: [email protected] (meytal & ido shpindel)
>Subject: Re: about Channukah
>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:07:52 -0500 (EST)
>
>I just want to wish you a happy birthday. I would like to send everyone
>on the list a channukah card but I do not know what address to use.
>Would you be able to help me. I will be using one of the cards from
>Bluemountain .com
>
>Thank you
>Patti Binner
>
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In a message dated 12/4/1999 2:26:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< So ... does that mean *you're* leaving? Or should I just put that on my
list
for Santa?
>>
Why so nasty???
Have a wonderful day.
Barbara
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What difference does it make? We all Know that the
show is gone... it's just a matter of when.
--- [email protected] wrote:
> CBS strikes again! Two Thursday "specials" in a
> row! I think they're
> really trying to kill CH.
>
> Someone said that the next two weeks of CH will be
> repeats; someone else
> said the new ep will be on next Thursday. Guess
> we'll know for sure when
> the new tv guides come out!
>
> Of all the nights to put that Millionaire game on,
> why did they have to
> pick Thursday?!?!?? :-( CH's ratings were good
> until ABC put that
> show on opposite of it! Just the excuse CBS needs
> to finish it off.
> It's not a good sign when a show goes from #22 one
> week to #63 the next,
> just because of a stupid game show! (Actually, I
> like the game show,
> but I don't watch it instead of CH!!)
>
>
> Nanci
>
>
"The 'over-the-topness' will always be there. That's
just who I am." --
Mandy
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I'm not a computer expert so I'm just asking a
question...Are some computers set up so that they are
unable to respond to a single e-mail address, instead
of an entire list?
Renee- not flaming anyone, but not really interested
in reading someone's private e-mails
--- meytal & ido shpindel
wrote:
> hi patti
> well allu have to do if u want ot send every body is
> to send to:
> [email protected]
> If I get u right
> meytal
>
>
> >From: [email protected] (Patricia Binner)
> >To: [email protected] (meytal & ido shpindel)
> >Subject: Re: about Channukah
> >Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 21:07:52 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >I just want to wish you a happy birthday. I would
> like to send everyone
> >on the list a channukah card but I do not know what
> address to use.
> >Would you be able to help me. I will be using one
> of the cards from
> >Bluemountain .com
> >
> >Thank you
> >Patti Binner
> >
>
>
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> Spelling is not
>an issue on a mailing list. Period.
I think that should be "coma."
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> > I'm sure there are psychopaths who can spell
> >perfectly
> >but I sure as hell wouldn't want to communicate with them.
>
> We're getting REALLY close to calling each other Nazis already! That was
> really fast! ;-)
I'm not saying anyone here is a psychopath, well as far as I know anyway.
("There coming to take me away ha ha he he ha ha ")
> >Where would we be if all of Mandy's songs had to be grammatically
> >correct?
> Art is different. You can do ANYTHING in art.
Are you saying my e-mails aren't poetic. Thats poetic not pathetic OK.
> >Maybe we should go throughout the lyrics correcting the grammatical
> >mistakes. LOL
>
> This is a fun idea, actually!
>
> Jen --->uh.... YOU start!
Will have to give it some thought. Feel free to start without me.
Monica
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