Klarinet Archive - Posting 000422.txt from 2004/04

From: "Lelia Loban" <lelialoban@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] correct spelling
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:50:26 -0400

Rien Stein wrote,
> Sorry, I do not want to be pedantic, but as
>of late I have seen so many misspellings of the
>word I decided to give the correct spelling: the
>word is "EMBOUCHURE". It has been derived
>from the French word "Bouche", mouth, and
> litterally means both mouthpiece and the way
>of blowing your instrument.

Andy Raibeck wrote,
>>It's a good thing that you do not want to be pedantic.
>>Otherwise I would have to point out that "literally"
>>has only one 'T'.
>>
>>But since you are not being pedantic, I won't
>>mention it... ;-)

LOL! I don't dare mention anybody else's spelling or grammar any more,
because every time I do, my own message includes at least one Freudian slip
into elementary error. Somewhere in the depths of the archives is an old
thread on this same subject, including a message from me in which I
catalogued all of the variant spellings I'd seen of "embouchure," with

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Enough from Lelia. Nobody cares what my stupid pet human says anyway, so
I'm making her type this for me. She thinks she's fallen asleep at the
computer, while I control her spongy wet brain.

<Sigh.> Such ignorance. "Litterally" is the correct spelling. It means
that the mousepiece is litteral, in the sense that it belongs in the kitty
litter box. "Litterally" refers to the fact that the screech-stick sounds
like something dark and similarly shaped, dredged from the bottom of the
litter box where a discriminating feline thoughtfully and carefully buried
it. Do turn the mousepiece over to your nice cat so that he or she can rid
you of the vermin. We perform this service free of charge, with hunting,
chasing, batting the mousepiece down stairs and discreet burial in the
litter box included.

Sssssssst,
Shadow Cat

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Lelia Loban
E-mail: lelialoban@-----.net
Web site (original music scores as audio or print-out):
http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/LeliaLoban

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