Fw: spelling and grammer, grammar, gramming, graham crackers :)
by "Ted Temer" <temer(at)c-zone.net>
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> To all the grammar "experts":
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> It would appear that several of our contributors to this thread,
(including
> myself on occasion), have been rather optimistically, guilty of overly
> obscure subtlety.
>
> Therefore--with tongue planted firmly in cheek, may I pompously submit the
> following excerpts, taken from the two volume set of Funk & Wagnalls:
>
> rhetorical (ri-t�r'i-k�l) adj. 1" ... ."
> 2. Designed for showy oratorical effect.
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> rhetorical question A question put only for oratorical or literary
effect,
> the answer being implied in the question.
>
> Example: Ever attempt a light hearted verbal sally to one whose view of
the
> subject at hand, was chauvinistic?
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> Best wishes to all
> Ted Temer
> Temercraft Designs Redding, CA
> temer(at)c-zone.net
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