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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:11 AM Original message |
Dammit, people! Use complete sentences! With punctuation! |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh no....I do that all the time....instead of commas...it's a bad habit |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Why, my dear . . . |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Is it "dammit" or is it "damn it".......???!!! |
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lil-petunia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. U.s.e.P.u.n.c.t.u.a.t.i.o.n.? D.e.f.i.n.e.C.o.m.p.l.e.t.e.S.e.n.t.e.n.c.e. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. It's dammit. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. sometimes I forego ellipsis points for hyphens -- know what I mean? |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. That's what I do -- and they're called 'em dashes' |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think the correct |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. When you're ranting, who cares if it's dammit or damn it? |
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DemWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
8. Correct Punctuation... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Good satire, but not great.... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I get lazy on the web and I do love .................(!) |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. some people have problems with their periods and colons? |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. And Spell check can be your friend. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. What he said. And, someone who does not win is a 'loser', not a 'looser' |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. shure will! |
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Plaid Adder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. My mother writes all her emails like that. Drives me nuts. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
16. Vocalized Pauses |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I'd disagree with that, at least to some extent. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
18. k |
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dreamcollector (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. Will you accept Canadian Spelling? |
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MallRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. "With punctuation!" Isn't that a sentence fragment, Bertha? |
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DrGonzoLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-17-04 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
22. Proper punctuation. And diction is. Good. |
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