Re: Fit or fitted

2014-06-02 Thread Davis, David
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 21:54:42 + From: Tim Pann tp...@telecomsys.com 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

RE: Fit or fitted?

2014-05-31 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
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] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 2:47

Re: Fit or fitted?

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)

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2014-05-30 Thread Helen Borrie
@lists.frameusers.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 not. The example from the OP used fit as a transitive verb and fitted was applied

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2014-05-30 Thread Robert Lauriston
It's passive voice. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Writer generic...@yahoo.ca 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

Re: Fit or fitted?

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 srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com wrote: On 2014-May-29 8:28 PM, Writer wrote: It's not a verb in this case; it's a predicate adjective.

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 or fitted

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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 still

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 unsubscribe

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2014-05-29 Thread Writer
: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. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers

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

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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/fitted to the surface

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2014-05-28 Thread Writer
PM Subject: 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 Logiciels

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2014-05-28 Thread Stephen O'Brien
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: framers-boun

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2014-05-28 Thread Jaime Zuniga
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 Logiciels | Software sobr