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So, what's the plural of ellipsis?
tic...tic...tic...
"Never forget that your pain means nothing to a WS." ~Mulan
"An ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife. A moral man will not actually do it." ~ Ducky
WS: They are who they are.
When an eel lunges out
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So, what's the plural of ellipsis?
tic...tic...tic... Answer: "... ..." <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
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fyi:
... is called an ellipsis. No, and ellipsis is when the moon aligns with the earth and creates a shadow that if we look at it we all go blind and/or pee our pants. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> (PS: Edit away, grammar geeks!) And cavort wildly around a dolmen. Wait, that's an eclipsis... Actually, from earth perspective, the moon aligns with sol...(the science geek.) ...snort... Ellipsi(?) are fun....
"Never forget that your pain means nothing to a WS." ~Mulan
"An ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife. A moral man will not actually do it." ~ Ducky
WS: They are who they are.
When an eel lunges out
And it bites off your snout
Thats a moray ~DS
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Ha! Ellipses!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
~ English proverb Neak's Story
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Ha! Ellipses!!!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> No, an ellipses is when your tongue won't wrap around the S sound and you are forced to wear pig tails and shout "My name is Cindy Brady and I sell sea shells by the sea shore" 25 times. PS: That particular episode of the Brady Bunch was in Season One. I happen to know this because not only do I have the DVD (last years Mother's Day gift from OD) I also have Barry Williams Brady Bunch Biography. Just thought I would share that.
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The rest are happily oblivious, and probably have lower blood pressure than me (I?) LOL! That would be "I". You can always figure it out by adding a verb. In this case, it would be "than I (do)", not "than me (do)". Wow, who knew there were so many grammar freaks on this board? Were your parents English teachers, too? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> I'd say I'm glad I usually proofread my stuff before I post (those English teachers, you know!), but that would assume somebody besides my daughter was reading my ramblings...so I won't. But if I did, I'd be glad I do! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Which is not to imply that an occasional grammatical oopsie doesn't slip through. t&l
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I saw this title and read: I have only ONE thing to say about position styles.
OMGoodness!!!!!!!
LOL!
I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. My Story Recovered!
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Why, oh why cant they add a spell check feature to MB? Other boards have it <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />.
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This is the best thread on the web...I am greatly affected by the effects of others.
LOL
More...more...like split infinitives...please, help...you've got to...
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Ah....the most famous split infinitive of all: To boldly go where no man has gone before!! LOL Even the testiest of grammarians don't condemn split infinitives much anymore. To simply make an issue of this stuff is probably pretty petty anyway....besides, ark^^ is threatening to leave!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Yes, she said she would be OUT OF here. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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I remember reading an article, years ago, about Thomas Hardy and his split infinitives. The nabobs didn't like them one bit, but his readers tended to greatly like them.
Now, where do commas go? Anywhere, and nowhere, seems to be the consensus, around here.
"Never forget that your pain means nothing to a WS." ~Mulan
"An ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife. A moral man will not actually do it." ~ Ducky
WS: They are who they are.
When an eel lunges out
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Can someone tell me this: Is yea the same pronounciation (sp) as yay or yeah?
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Now, where do commas go? Anywhere, and nowhere, seems to be the consensus, around here. Better question, where are semi-colons appropriate and grammatically properly placed?
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I don't know about my semi-colons; but I know where my colon belongs.
You saw that one coming, didn't you. You make a pretty good straight man, or whatever.
"Never forget that your pain means nothing to a WS." ~Mulan
"An ethical man knows it is wrong to cheat on his wife. A moral man will not actually do it." ~ Ducky
WS: They are who they are.
When an eel lunges out
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Thats a moray ~DS
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From Penalty Kill Better question, where are semi-colons appropriate and grammatically properly placed? Semi-colons separate two related thoughts; each thought must have a subject and a verb. I am guilty of semi-colon overusage.
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Can someone tell me this: Is yea the same pronounciation (sp) as yay or yeah? yay
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I don't know about my semi-colons; but I know where my colon belongs.
You saw that one coming, didn't you. You make a pretty good straight man, or whatever. Biologically speaking; I'm not a man. Is that the correct use of a semi-colon?
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Can someone tell me this: Is yea the same pronounciation (sp) as yay or yeah? yay
now THAT is dayum funnee <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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I don't know about my semi-colons; but I know where my colon belongs.
You saw that one coming, didn't you. You make a pretty good straight man, or whatever. Biologically speaking; I'm not a man. yea but you've got a man's name JOE
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