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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

If you are not winking and using subtle humor, then there might be a chance 
that you didn't read the full post.  Ray didn't make up his word, I made up 
mine.  Google them both.  Ray has a good sense of humor, it was a joke.   I 
hope he got the joke.
 
 I would never attempt to correct someone's writing style, I don't have the 
skill.  I mix tenses, use improper punctuation and break every other rule 
that E.B. White so perfected.  I attended public school, Latin was not in the 
curriculum.  I would have let this go, but I was afraid that someone might 
have read your reply before James re-posted his reply about my 
hallucinations; and thought I was one of those awful "writting correctors".   
 I thought I put a <G> (doesn't that mean smile?)
 
If you re-read my post,  (by the way, Ray is a Music teacher --I played a bit 
on that), you will just laugh at my hoakiness--a byproduct of my 
Confucianinity. <G> ...bobford



----- Original Message ----
From: Lisa K.V. Perry <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 8:02:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Enjoy the quiet while it lasts...

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:25 AM, <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:


> Thank you for correcting my vocabulary usage.  I apologize for my poor
> word skills.  I stand corrected.  ;-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
>
> Obtuse-ness is not a word, ray.  The word you are looking for is
> obtunuity.


Someone told me once to not publicly admit your weaknesses, I haven't yet
learned that lesson because I do it all the time. I was unfamiliar with
obtunuity myself. My husband, who was a Latin scholar in school, probably
knew the word. He strengthens my vocab skills on an almost weekly basis.

If it makes you feel better Ray, I would have used obtuseness. I' make up
new words by adding prefixes and suffixes to existing words.

Thanks for the correct word, Bob. Learn something every day.

Lisa
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