Originally Posted by tedquick (Post 971063)

When I posted last evening I was thinking of "abstemious" as two of you mentioned. In fact, catty, that was your first response before you suggested there were 8. Upon farther investigation, I have to admit that there are 8. Ten if you, as DougB suggested, added “ly” to facetious and abstemious. I actually think that is all.

And, catty, just a quick FYI, occasionally I partake in an abstemious diet. :) The truth also is, that I *do* owe you that “Buffett” that you were attempting to win, because you forced me to think beyond the end of my nose. (And I love the way you spell, BTW). 

As a related aside to the OP, I have a close friend who can hardly spell his own name (that’s a slight exaggeration), yet he is in the upper ranks of one of the largest financial institutions in the nation. In fact, he is the industry’s spokesman and “educator” for the Washington elite who think they know how to run a business better than those who have spent their lives in doing so. In other wurds, spellin’ ain’t the be all to end all.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 971065)

It is called dyslexia and a lot of smart people have it and don't spell well. There are all kinds of smart people and all kinds of dumb people too.

Originally Posted by Walter123 (Post 971069)

The great Ricky Nelson once said....


But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 971029)

JB -- you are 100% correct.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 971077)

A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down. You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.



Not fruit flies. A little vinegar in a cup covered in plastic wrap with some small holes punched it the top does a wonderful job.

So even flies have their preference, just like people. I prefer honey with a splash of vinegar to give it a little kick!

Life is like a box of chocolates , you know the rest.

Originally Posted by Walter123 (Post 971087)

Hmmmm . Walter likes honey and vinegar which places him originally from..........New Hampshire?

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 971077)

A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down. You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.

Some corrections are done diplomatically and some corrections sound cold and unfeeling. There is always a human typing behind every computer. That human might be beginning Alzheimers, or just cussed mean, but he or she thinks they are right.

Some corrections are made to feel superior and some corrections are because people are innate teachers.

I love this forum because although many are anonymous, after reading their posts for awhile you can figure out quite a bit about them.

Just because a person is diplomatic doesn't mean they are nice. And nice people are not always diplomatic.

A good deal of our misunderstandings on this forum are due to ways that people in different parts of the country communicate.