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Wed Feb-08-06 12:42 AM
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You know what drives me nuts? |
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:42 AM
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:43 AM
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:43 AM
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4. You'll have to explain your technique to me. |
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:42 AM
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Sorry I snarked at you. I tend to take the grammar police crap too personally.
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:44 AM
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5. I would only do that to be silly |
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Anyone who walks into the Lounge expecting the discussion to comply with formal rules of style probably shouldn't be here in the first place.
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:46 AM
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7. But I must know this... |
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...Is there supposed to be a hyphen in "anal-retentive?"
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:48 AM
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8. That's almost nightmarishly elastic--you could stuff a few hyphens inside |
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If you're into that sort of thing.
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:56 AM
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9. ...or perhaps a semicolon? |
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http://www.laniganandmalone.com/list.php Honey, do you remember where I put my keys?
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Wed Feb-08-06 01:01 AM
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10. A semi-colon results from overzealous behavior during such explorations |
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Wed Feb-08-06 12:45 AM
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6. probably talking to thems... er, himself/herself, and didn't even notice |
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