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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 03:42 PM
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Edited on Mon Jul-21-08 04:00 PM by pokerfan
"It's a wise dog that scratches its own fleas."

Get it right, people!
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kat_kringle Donating Member (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 03:54 PM
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1. thank you!!!!
and don't forget:

there are many people that are scared of their shadows; they're ridiculous!!

(i don't really mean that, just an example)
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 03:58 PM
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2. Another one that drives me NUTZ!
Two ladies went to the store together. Their boyfriends were there too!


Wait. This story could get more interesting...:evilgrin:
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 03:58 PM
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3. Oooh! What happened next?
:popcorn:
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 04:49 PM
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4. Some people just don't know they're proper use of words.
:P
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 04:50 PM
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5. Thank, for all the grammer tips
I am actually trying to improve my writing. So your timing couldn't be better.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 05:35 PM
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6. My example in the OP is from Strunk & White
Highly recommended!



Complete text http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html">here.
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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-22-08 04:21 PM
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12. I am currently reading
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well. I guess your book would be like graduate school.
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 05:39 PM
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7. And then some.....
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 05:48 PM
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8. speaking of punctuation
Is the ⁄ symbol just a lazy slash?
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 06:02 PM
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9. Don't dis the virgule.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 06:33 PM
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11. It was supposed to be a solidus


These lines should not look parallel:

/⁄/⁄/⁄/⁄/⁄/⁄/⁄
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 06:06 PM
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10. No.
Are you okay/sans okay with it?
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