Oswald put his package straight into Frazier's car, why?

[Ray Mitcham]

Sorry, Bill, I didn't know you had to be in from the start of a topic, to pass an opinion. (I'll remember your  rule next time you chime in with your late comments).
I've been looking at the image as in my post at 1.30.48. It is not a "caret"- it is shorthand for "and". For some unknown reason you don't want it to read "and" and have dragged up a printing sign to try and show it isn't.

[Bill Brown]

Sorry, Bill, I didn't know you had to be in from the start of a topic, to pass an opinion. (I'll remember your  rule next time you chime in with your late comments).
I've been looking at the image as in my post at 1.30.48. It is not a "caret"- it is shorthand for "and". For some unknown reason you don't want it to read "and" and have dragged up a printing sign to try and show it isn't.

Sorry, Bill, I didn't know you had to be in from the start of a topic, to pass an opinion. (I'll remember your  rule next time you chime in with your late comments).

You missed the point entirely.  I can't believe I have to explain this.

It's not that you chimed in late.  It's that you did so while looking at the WRONG image.  You commented on Iacoletti's ampersand sign while believing you were commenting on what I believe is Hosty's inverted caret.

I've been looking at the image as in my post at 1.30.48. It is not a "caret"- it is shorthand for "and".

I don't have the same time stamps that you do.

Again, what you're looking at is Iacoletti's "shorthand for and", which is totally irrelevant.  We are discussing the "v" symbol in Hosty's notes.  Why are you having difficulty understanding this?

For some unknown reason you don't want it to read "and" and have dragged up a printing sign to try and show it isn't.

Wrong.

I absolutely believe that Iacoletti's post shows the logo for "and".  However, Iacoletti's post is irrelevant.  We're discussing Hosty's "v" (the inverted caret).

[John Iacoletti]

Bump.

I'm familiar with the use of the caret symbol as a proofreader mark for inserting text, but thank you for Bill-splaining it to me.  But as you allude, not only is the symbol going the wrong way for that usage, but it's not even located in the right place to signify the gap between "Truly" and "had".

"inverted carat".  Isn't make believe fun, Bill?

[Walt Cakebread]

Look at note, bottom of right column:

1 <thingy> 2nd floors offices. The thingy must mean "and".

1 <thingy> 2nd floors offices. The thingy must mean "and".

Good catch...Tom....

Excellent observation, ...

[John Iacoletti]

I did a high-res scan from Hosty's book.  There's definitely a loop and a cross-bar there.

[Walt Cakebread]

I did a high-res scan from Hosty's book.  There's definitely a loop and a cross-bar there.

Will Billy Bob man up and admit he was wrong?.....Or will Billy continue to lay on the floor and kick his little feet and wail?

[Bill Brown]

Iacoletti posted a greatly enlarged copy of Hosty note .....There's no doubt in any reasonable person's mind that the character is an ampersand...   However a person with his head in a dark cavity probably can't see .....

Saying Iacoletti's image is "greatly enlarged" doesn't mean anything.  I think the term you're looking for is that Iacoletti (as he stated) posted a high-resolution scan.

I have no problem admitting I am wrong, when it is shown that I am wrong.

First, I need to study the image of the note from Hosty's book that Iacoletti used.  At a quick glance, it doesn't look anything like the image being discussed.  The problem is, I don't have Hosty's book.