On 3/19/09 12:27 PM, Margery Allcock wrote:
This may be the UK/US divide, or it may just be my
personal opinion : I think the plural of "fish"
is "fish", however many different species you may have.
And similarly with "sheep": lots of them are still
"sheep". And "lace" too: however many pi
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Ditto for me. Lacemaker...not lace maker.
Cearbhael
I prefer one word - lacemaking. That's how I usually write it. No one
questions 'shoemaker' and it's usually written as one word, why not
lacemaker
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I prefer one word - lacemaking. That's how I usually write it. No one
questions 'shoemaker' and it's usually written as one word, why not
lacemaker
Go with whatever you like. We all know what you mean and we're the ones
who will be using your book.
Alice in Oregon -- where I'll be g
Devon,
in my opinion this title
The Laces of the Robber Barons.
sounds ok. I am sure you speak from more then one piece so it is
clearer to say laces.
Only my idea
Ilske
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I have no problem with "The Laces of the Robber Barons", as you are speaking
of many pieces & types of lace and several collectors/people who collected
them. To me the singular 'Lace of the Robber Barons' doesn't sound 'quite'
correct.
Just my 2 cents worth. But seeing the program was worth muc
Thank you Robin. It does make sense. I first encountered this problem when I
read the Antique Laces of the American Collectors. Then I devised my slide
show which I called The Laces of the Robber Barons. But the more I said the
title, the worse it sounded. Now I refer to it as The Lace of the
For our website, I put both lace making and lacemaking as search terms.
On ebay I use both too, as for us it widens the web.
As a linguist, I think it should be lace making, just like cake baking
or basket weaving.
Agnes Boddington - chilly Elloughton UK
Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
I always use t
Whenever I'm not sure if a word exists, I check the Oxford Dictionary of
Spelling. There it is - quite clearly - lacemaker, lacemaking.
Other 'lace' entries are;
Lace, laces, laced, lacing, lace-glass, lace-glasses, lace-pillow, lace-up,
lacewing, lacewood, lacework, lacey (use lacy)
There
dmt11h...@aol.com wrote:
Another English language style issue which needs resolution in an official
lace style manual is whether the plural of lace is lace or laces.
"Lace" can be like "fish" (the words, not the objects!). Several of the same
species are "fish". Several different s
It is more than personal preference, it is the trade name
I have set my dictionary of spellcheck to recognize 'lacemaker' and
'lacemaking' as correct.
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Brenda Paternoster <
paternos...@appleshack.com> wrote:
> I have just received the proofs for Edition 5, and th
There are books on lace and tatting
By the score this day and age.
How to start from the beginning
To those with challenge every page.
But there's one book in my library
Without which I could not live
It's "Threads for Lace" by Brenda
>From which good advice I give.
For when my friends come to me
You know, I have yet to encounter the computer program or internet provider
which recognizes the word "internet" as a word. I don't think we can take
their opinion on lace related material too seriously until they repair this
flaw.
Devon
In a message dated 3/18/2009 5:01:33 P.M. Eastern D
I always type it as one word, Brenda - and always become irritated when
spellcheck objects! The same with "lacemaker"! I wonder if this is
another of those English/American differences? I note that our American
friends often refer to "I've been lacing today", whereas I say "I've been
lacemakin
The IOLI has encountered this style question as well and has gone with
lacemaker and lacemaking. Another English language style issue which needs
resolution in an official lace style manual is whether the plural of lace is
lace
or laces. Also, at issue, is the word reticello or reticella. I
I prefer Lacemaking as one word.
When ever you are asked what you are doing, the reply is usually lacemaking
is`nt it???
Daphne Norfolk England
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