Ranger22 Jan 2007
You might get away with 'spec', if the reader's in a perceptive mood. 'Resignly' has to be changed though, in my opinion.
'Crimson' ends with a weak syllable, and I pronounce 'Artistes' with 'Ar-' being also a weak syllable. That being said, I think you lot over in America might do it differently. So yes, you can get away with that too, I expect.