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  EDline Vol. 8, no. 29   (12 March 2003)

  Editorial mailing list (digest version)
  Published by the Electric Editors
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  Contents:

         Q & A
  [2xp]  Those little mistakes
            [Offshoot of [2xp] Grammatically correct]
  [2xr]  'Downbrow' -- the opposite of 'highbrow'
            [Offshoot of [2xq] Footnote usage]

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         Date: Fri, 7 March 2003
         From: Sue Innes, sueinnes@pacificcoast.net

Sarah Barrett wrote:

> I've just been to an admissions day at an English university,
> where I noted the following:
> ...
> notice in one of the university buildings: 'Stationary store'.
> ...
>
> Other examples, please!

How about the one I used to notice in my childhood in England?

  Grany Smith apples

And the ubiquitous (in Canada, at least)

  Banana's 89c lb

  Pansy's $2.00

Stationary is also misspelt here in stores sometimes.

And recently I noticed that a motel in my nearest community has
on its big sign the old favourite

  Accomodation


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         Date: Sat, 8 March 2003
         From: Katie Lewis, katie@farnfilm.com

I visited a garden centre this week which has grown out of its
original car park, so now apparently it also has an "overlow car
park".


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         Date: Sun, 9 March 2003
         From: Tracey Dooley, Tracey.Dooley@lycos.co.uk

* The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the
recession.
Source unknown

* Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30
p.m. Please use the back door.
Source unknown

* "Boeing loses $70 million due to misplaced comma."
Source: the San Francisco Chronicle


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         Date: Sun, 9 March 2003
         From: Miranda Barker, wordwiseed@aol.com

Lots of cars floating over the white lines into the adjoining
smaller pond..... 


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** [2xr] 'Downbrow' -- the opposite of 'highbrow'
            [Offshoot of [2xq] Footnote usage]

         Date: Fri, 7 March 2003
         From: Bruce Goatly, ppage@goatly.co.uk

Kersti Wagstaff wrote:

> Ah, but surely one of the characteristics features of English
> is that you can turn *anything* into a verb? I'm sure someone
> can cite an authority for this too.

Alison Southby wrote:

> My favourite comment on this comes from Hobbes (in Calvin &
> Hobbes):
>
>   "Verbing weirds language".

... which particular frame I have, blown up to A4 size, on my
office wall.

Hobbes's response is also appropriate: "Maybe we can eventually
make language a complete impediment to understanding."


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