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Postby monet2u » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:44 pm

so...?
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Postby Steveums » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:07 pm

ellipses=overused and yawn-y.


frog"...and more!"gy
i agree, but i like them as a prefix like you used one there.
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Postby Phyllis » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:10 pm

we talked about ellipseseses in english today! WHOA INSANE
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Postby NerfHerder » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:44 am

Then we are too late to stop the corruption already coursing through your mind. Hopefully we can save you before they teach you all the wrong ways to use a comma.
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Postby Phyllis » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:46 am

hey, i know all, the right ways, to use, a comma.
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Postby shen » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:53 am

I love ellipses! i use 'ellipses' as my last name online.

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Now I've seen a blue beginning
And I've seen a blue 'the end'
Set the scene for seaward swimming
Dim the stage again
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Postby rockfan » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:38 am

don't journalists need it?
According to AP rule books they do. But you must learn the difference between ... and .... to use them correctly.

As far as general writing, I like the ...something better than the one like this...
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