[NEohioPAL]To Tony Brown

[Mark Cipra]

Nah, "loan" is okay as a verb.  So is "lend".


--- David Budin <popcycles at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Tony,
>    
>   You're correct, of course, about "candelabra"
> being plural, but in the same message, he asked
> whether someone could "loan" them one.  The word
> should have been "lend."  "Loan" is a noun; "lend"
> is a verb.
>    
>   Speaking of which, why are so many of the messages
> here filled with so many errors in grammar,
> spelling, punctuation, word usage, and so on?  It
> seems that the arts community would be better
> educated, or would at least want to appear that way.
>    
>   I realize that now Tony and I are going to get 643
> angry replies from people calling us snobs and
> elitists or something, and say that this language
> stuff is not important (because we all understand
> each other -- that's the usual argument), and we're
> being petty.  And after a day and a half of that,
> Fred will tell everyone to go to that other list (in
> other words, "Take it outside.").  But this stuff is
> actually important.  Everyone in the arts community
> needs to write grant applications, letters to
> donors, public relations material, ads, and all
> kinds of things where it really does make a
> difference.  If you're not sure of spelling,
> grammar, punctuation, etc., it's all really easy to
> look up, in books and online.  
>    
>   David Budin
> 
> candelabrum is the singular form of the noun.
> candelabra is plural.   just fyi.         >>> "kevin
> Rutan" <kevinrutan at gmail.com> 8/27/2007 5:22 PM >>> 
> Hi I am Kevin Rutan I am stage managing "the
> Marriage of Bette and Boo"   at  Kent State stark
> theater we are in need of a candelabra. for the 
> thanksgiving.  If anyone could see it in your heart
> to loan us one for   the  show please send me an
> e-mail thank you.    Kevin Rutan  Stage Manager 
> 330-622-2652  kevinrutan at gmail.com    
> 


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