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Subject:	Re: McCain, Obama, Clinton...Who has the best grammar?
From:	Elizabeth Clark <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:58:10 -0700
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Why are you leaving out Mitt Romney?
 
Elizabeth Clark


Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:17:38 -0800From: [log in to unmask]: McCain, Obama, Clinton...Who has the best grammar?To: [log in to unmask]
I am curious to see which of the candidates has the best grammar and who is the most well-spoken. I will be listening attentively to upcoming speeches, interviews, and press conferences. It would be nice to have a president who has a strong command of the English language. That person will get my vote (maybe). Any favorites?
CLM"STAHLKE, HERBERT F" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Bill,There's also the question of its pronunciation. Should it rhyme with"teak" or with "tech". Of course in OE it would have rhymed with"rack." I suspect the word exists today largely in formulaicutterances.Herb-----Original Message-----From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Spruiell, William CSent: 2008-02-01 14:08To: [log in to unmask]: Re: Begging the question (3)"Wrought" is an old past participle of "work"; According to the OED,"wrought havoc" is actually the past tense of "work havoc," not "wreakhavoc." I'm not sure "wreak" has a surviving past or past participleform. Wreaked? Wrook?Bill SpruiellDept. of EnglishCentral Michigan University-----Original Message-----From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Castilleja, JanetSent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:10 PMTo: [log in to unmask]: Re: Begging the question (3)Is 'wrought' the past participle of 'wreak' or 'work'? My dictionariesare having a conflict.Janet Castilleja-----Original Message-----From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Edmond WrightSent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:13 AMTo: [log in to unmask]: Begging the question (3)Sorry, Paul! Too rapid reading of emails was the cause.EdmondTo join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's webinterface at:http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.htmland select "Join or leave the list"Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's webinterface at:http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.htmland select "Join or leave the list"Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's webinterface at:http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.htmland select "Join or leave the list"Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at:http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.htmland select "Join or leave the list"Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/


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