Re: Fit or fitted

2014-06-02 Thread Davis, David
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 21:54:42 + From: Tim Pann > Hm... "Bastard"? How so? Because the Norman French tended to rape and pillage the native Saxons, rather than marry them in church. David *** Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any associated or attached files, is intended s

RE: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-31 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
55 PM To: Helen Borrie; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Fit or fitted? Hm... "Bastard"? How so? Tim From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Helen Borrie [hele...@iinet.net.au] Sen

Re: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-30 Thread Robert Lauriston
The Chicago Manual of Style prefers "fitted" in this case: "This verb is undergoing a shift. It has traditionally been conjugated fit–fitted–fitted, but today fit–fit–fit is prevalent in American English {when she tried on the dress, it fit quite well}. In the passive voice, however, fitted is stil

RE: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-30 Thread Tim Pann
Hm... "Bastard"? How so? Tim From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Helen Borrie [hele...@iinet.net.au] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 2:47 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Fit

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2014-05-30 Thread Robert Lauriston
In "The bed has fitted sheets," "fitted" is an adjective. In "The sheets are fitted to the bed," it's passive voice. On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Stuart Rogers wrote: > On 2014-May-29 8:28 PM, Writer wrote: >> >> It's not a verb in this case; it's a predicate adjective. >> >> Nadine > > Exact

Re: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-30 Thread Robert Lauriston
It's passive voice. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Writer wrote: > It's not a verb in this case; it's a predicate adjective. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com

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2014-05-30 Thread Helen Borrie
users.com)" >>Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:42:49 AM >>Subject: Re: Fit or fitted? >> >> >> >>Per Betty Azar, in American English, the present, simple past, and past tense >>of the verb "to fit" are all "fit." Actually, it's no

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2014-05-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 2014-May-29 8:28 PM, Writer wrote: It's not a verb in this case; it's a predicate adjective. Nadine Exactly. No one sells "fit sheets" :-) s. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7

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2014-05-29 Thread Writer
It's not a verb in this case; it's a predicate adjective. Nadine > > From: Robert Lauriston >To: Stephen O'Brien ; "Frame Users >(framers@lists.frameusers.com)" >Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:42:49 AM >Subject: Re

Re: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-29 Thread Robert Lauriston
Per Betty Azar, in American English, the present, simple past, and past tense of the verb "to fit" are all "fit." ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscri

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2014-05-28 Thread Jaime Zuniga
bject: Fit or fitted? Hi, We cannot undecided : "Typically, curves are fit/fitted to the surface." Any help is appreciated. Stephen O'BRIEN Coordonnateur à la documentation et rédacteur technique senior | Documentation Coordinator and Senior Technical Writer InnovMetric

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2014-05-28 Thread Stephen O'Brien
Doris Evans-McCarthy [mailto:doris.evans-mccar...@riverbed.com] Envoyé : Wednesday, May 28, 2014 3:12 PM À : Writer; Stephen O'Brien; Frame Users (framers@lists.frameusers.com) Objet : RE: Fit or fitted? Yes, “fit” is generally American usage. “Fitted” is used globally. D From: fr

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2014-05-28 Thread Writer
Merriam-Webster seems to accept "fitted". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitted Nadine > > From: Stephen O'Brien >To: "Frame Users (framers@lists.frameusers.com)" > >Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 2:50:01 P

RE: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-28 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
"fit" From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stephen O'Brien Sent: May-28-14 2:50 PM To: Frame Users (framers@lists.frameusers.com) Subject: Fit or fitted? Hi, We cannot undecided : "Typically, curves are fit/f

Fit or fitted?

2014-05-28 Thread Stephen O'Brien
Hi, We cannot undecided : "Typically, curves are fit/fitted to the surface." Any help is appreciated. Stephen O'BRIEN Coordonnateur à la documentation et rédacteur technique senior | Documentation Coordinator and Senior Technical Writer InnovMetric Logiciels | Software sobr...@innovmetric.com<