On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:03:04 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:29:56 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:15:13 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:51:03 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:39:52 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:15:14 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Maine lobsters, for example, are mostly grown in holding pens these days
Nowhere did I say that "most of Maine lobsters are grown in pens."
I'm not sure how those two statements differ.


The difference has to do with the placement of the adverb 'mostly'. Harry
did not say, "Lobsters are grown mostly in holding pens these days." The
difference is subtle, but, in Harry's defense, it does exist.
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I didn't "misplace" anything. I put the word precisely where I wanted it
to be. It isn't my problem if some readers haven't the basic skills
necessary to decode ordinary English sentence. It also is not my problem
that "reggie" is a snarky a'hole.

Some people just admit a small mistake and drive on. Others get bent out of
shape and attack the one making the correction.
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John
Please indicate what rule stipulates word placement in the example under
discussion.
11a

"Be Sure That Adverbs Such as 'almost, even, hardly, just, merely, only,
nearly, scarcely' Refer Clearly and Logically to the Words They Modify"

Prentice Hall, "Handbook for Writers", Legget, Meade, Charvat, Englewood
Cliffs, NJ, 1974
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John
That's your cite for a rule? It's a good thing you teach math.
I guess you're well above the Prentice Hall handbook.
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You see, John? Those who are sloppy with language...

I asked you for a rule. You responded with a "Be sure..."

That's not a rule.

Like I say, you know better than the Prentice-Hall folks. All I did was
give you the rule. If you don't like the format, you could substitute "Thou
Shalt" for "Be Sure".


John: It's not a matter of knowing better than the Prentice-Hall folks.
What you quoted is NOT a rule.

*This* is a rule of English:

"Words such as concerned, located, situated, married, divorced, allowed,
permitted and other forms of adjectives must have a verb-to-BE
connecting them to their subjects." (Abd that form of the verb *to be*
can be implied.}

Do you see the difference between "be sure" and "must have"? The latter
is a rule.



BTW, Nikon is putting on a class for the D200 on October 7th. It will cover
more advanced Nikon camera operations along with the basics of the D200
system. This would be a good way to enhance your photo knowledge from a
Nikon expert.


Well, John, take lots of notes and be sure to share them with "reggie."

I gave you a rule for adverbs, not adjectives. Perhaps that is where your
misunderstanding is taking place.

Actually, I was hoping you might be going to the Nikon presentation and
would give me some pointers on how better to use the D200. Reggie and Russ
both seem to know much more than either of us already.
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