Subj : Cough
To   : Ardith Hinton
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Tue Aug 08 2017 17:53:16

Hi! Ardith,

On 08/07/2017 11:40 PM, you wrote:

 AH> I guess you were thinking more along the lines of "What's the
 AH> grammatical term for things like this?" and making corrections, since
 AH> both are common in the E_T echo....  :-)

Yes, I had no idea of how to correctly classify the usage.

 PQ>>  As an aside, we may call her a 'shop assistant' amongst
 PQ>>  other job titles.

 AH> Yes.  Assuming she's an employee, folks here on the Wet Coast would
 AH> probably say "sales clerk" or "cashier".  In many ways, however, I
 AH> prefer the [esp. UK] term "shop assistant" because it's more general.
 AH> If I need help in some emporium or other I ask the first human being
 AH> I can find who seems to be working (?) there regardless of their
 AH> formal title &/or job description.  :-)

:)

 PQ>>  Also that her attention waivered

 AH> I think you meant "wavered".  A waiver (n.) is a piece of paper you
 AH> may be expected to sign if you're involved in some sports activity or
 AH>  other & the organizers want you to promise not to sue them if you're
 AH> injured. They'd like you to waive (v.), i.e. give up, your legal
 AH> rights in that case....  ;-)

Bugger.  Yes.  That discovery hurts.  I can only blame my exposure to 25+ years 
of international BBS mail authors' errors, excluding yourself, naturally.  
Thank you.

 PQ>>  Perhaps Ardith may have more accurate thoughts on the
 PQ>>  matter... mmm, I'm hoping so.  :)

 AH> I take that as a compliment.  OTOH you've also brought up some good
 AH> points which I consider highly relevant here & for which I thank
 AH> you....  :-)

Yes.  Thank you, once more.

Cheers,
Paul.

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