A Little Literary Aside for Laughs

Jacqueline followed up to my answer Friday about what commercial rights you can get for digital products you purchase with this.

LOL ... (laughing out loud). Okay, bare with me, because the whole idea of brushes are new to me. So, the patterns from the brushes, combined with my artwork, can be sold as my illustration, but the brushes themselves cannot be? Is this right?

Jacqueline

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Hi Jacqueline,

Before I answer your question I want to share a laugh with you. I read your last note quickly and everything looked fine. When I reread it, I hesitated over "bare with me" and asked myself, "Is that right?"

I couldn't remember, so I looked it up and found this clever book by Professor Paul Brians, Common Errors in English Usage. Here's just part of what he had to say about "bear" vs. "bare".

"'Bear with me,' the standard expression, is a request for forbearance or patience. 'Bare with me' would be an invitation to undress." That will sure help me to remember next time. ROFLOL ... (rolling on the floor ...).

Come back tomorrow for my answer to Jacqueline's question about Commercial Copyrights.