My apologies! Please add him to the list. CLM Elizabeth Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote: .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } Why are you leaving out Mitt Romney? Elizabeth Clark --------------------------------- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:17:38 -0800 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: 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 formulaic utterances. Herb -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Spruiell, William C Sent: 2008-02-01 14:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 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 "wreak havoc." I'm not sure "wreak" has a surviving past or past participle form. Wreaked? Wrook? Bill Spruiell Dept. of English Central Michigan University -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Castilleja, Janet Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Begging the question (3) Is 'wrought' the past participle of 'wreak' or 'work'? My dictionaries are having a conflict. Janet Castilleja -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Edmond Wright Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:13 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Begging the question (3) Sorry, Paul! Too rapid reading of emails was the cause. Edmond To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and 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.html and 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.html and 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.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and 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.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/