tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post111902729780261854..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: PotpourriUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119132930366996252005-06-18T18:15:00.000-04:002005-06-18T18:15:00.000-04:00Right, Peter. I should have said that the clause c...Right, Peter. I should have said that the clause <I>could</I> function independently but in this case does not.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119123327517410032005-06-18T15:35:00.000-04:002005-06-18T15:35:00.000-04:00Bill, correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you’re ...Bill, correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you’re saying that the passage means:<BR/><BR/><I>"From the beginning, the company has acknowledged wrongdoing and (that) we’re going to have to take responsibility for our actions," he said.</I><BR/><BR/>If so, the second clause is not independent at all. It’s a noun clause, the object of <I>has acknowledged.</I>Peter Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047119349197900440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119111945777015272005-06-18T12:25:00.000-04:002005-06-18T12:25:00.000-04:00No, quite the opposite. Schoolteacher, high-school...No, quite the opposite. Schoolteacher, high-school teacher (or, if you must, high school teacher). Businessman, small-business man. Gunfire, machine-gun fire.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119110804528744052005-06-18T12:06:00.000-04:002005-06-18T12:06:00.000-04:00Now I'm confused. Though "schoolteacher" and "book...Now I'm confused. Though "schoolteacher" and "bookstore" are single words, I've always written "high school teacher" (should it be "high-school teacher"? Surely not "high schoolteacher"!) and "used-book store" (not "used bookstore," as the store wasn't used). In such cases, including "small-business man," must I just write around the problem?aparker54https://www.blogger.com/profile/14056072647535615969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1119070696864040572005-06-18T00:58:00.000-04:002005-06-18T00:58:00.000-04:00Bill,Off topic but trying to reach you from taiwan...Bill,<BR/>Off topic but trying to reach you from taiwan, re ATOMIC TYPO. Ever heard of this term and why is it called such?<BR/><BR/>http://atomictypo.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Dan Bloom at Copydesk Taiwan<BR/><BR/>danbloom@gmail.com<BR/><BR/>i asked Bill Safire but he doesn't reply to any emails. What about you? Any idea?<BR/><BR/>Examples: unclear or nuclear, sudan or sedan, crist or christ.....in other words, a small, very small typograhic mistake, that ends up making a HUGE difference in the meaning!!!<BR/><BR/>EXAMPLE: letter to editor: [Tom Morris of Jupiter flagged an atomic typo in the May 14 article, "Crist to run Martinez's Senate campaign," about Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist and U.S. Senate candidate Mel Martinez. Regarding the quote, " 'We share the same values, conservative values,' Christ said," Morris noted: "It's printed Christ, C-h-r-i-s-t, instead of Crist, C-r-i-s-t. I'm sure Christ doesn't back Sen. Martinez's campaign. I think it is a mistake and should be corrected."]DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com