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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:23 PM
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I, am overusing commas, because, I can.
Tomorrow, perhaps I will overuse exclamation, points. :hi:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:24 PM
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1. No!!! You can't do that!!! It's so damn annoying!!!!!!
Don't people understand how stupid it is!!!! To use so many exclamation points!!!!!!!!! What are they thinking!!!!! None of them should ever be elected to office!!!! Or have positions of any authority!!!!!!!!!
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:10 PM
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9. Why can't I??????? What's it to you????? Why do you have a problem
with it???????
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:26 PM
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2. "I" prefer to "overuse" "quotation" "marks", myself.
I "do" it "every" day.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:11 PM
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10. That's a cool idea....I tend....to do this....really....I do....and it
bothers me so....
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:30 PM
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3. As the overuse of commas is a common occurrence, I don't feel
the need to comment any further! :hi:

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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:12 PM
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11. Thanks!!!!! I really appreciate it!!!!!! There is something really special
about you merh!!!!!!! Have you seen the panda today???????????? :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:29 PM
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27. The question is, has the panda seen the panda?
Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 06:34 PM by merh


:shrug:

:hug: Thanks for the kind words, you embarass me :blush: I'm just me and I just call 'em as I see 'em. :hi:



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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:44 PM
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29. Eats, shoots, and leaves.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:21 PM
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37. Ha! You think my family would send me away if I got the salt and pepper
shakers? They are truly cute! :hi:
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 10:02 PM
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39. No, they wouldn't send you away -
they love you and all of your quirkness - just don't mix the white salt with the black pepper and fill both shakers with the mixture - that might be pushing their limits!

:hi:

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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:33 PM
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4. You, could, have, used, at, least, three, more, in, your, title, line.
To comma or not to comma. That is the question. Personally, I'd rather see too many commas than none.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:12 PM
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12. True, but, I didn't, really, want people to hypverventilate, from breathin
so much, before the end, of the sentence. :hi:
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cornermouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:20 PM
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21. Actually, watching, them, turn, blue, and, pass, out, could, be,
quite, entertaining, don't, you, think?
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:23 PM
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22. You know, thinking about it, you might, quite possibly, be right!
:hi:
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:34 PM
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5. how positively contumacious of you!
:thumbsup:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:12 PM
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13. Wow, I don't really, no I really don't, know what to say, to that.
:)
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:34 PM
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6. You.Could.Overuse.Periods. Period.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:13 PM
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14. I did that once, when my space bar, broke. To make myself "be
coherent". :hi:
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:35 PM
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7. Oh no....! Mrs. G has slipped into a comma.
:scared:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:14 PM
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15. Several of them, even.
:hi:
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Cell Whitman Donating Member (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 05:56 PM
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8. That's me... I call the last thing I do before hitting "enter"
"the dance of the commas".

Using semi colons was worse, till I realized that semi colons should go where the commas go about 1/12 the time.

So, I just use all semi colons in February and commas the rest of the year. :)
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:14 PM
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16. Great idea!!!!!!!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:16 PM
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17. I, of course, who previously, in my own manner, have spoken out,
somewhat unwillingly, and in a caring, decent, nuturing manner, wish you, Mrs. Grumpy, all the best, as you deserve such, in your comma abuse.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:26 PM
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23. Coming, from you, DS1, that, in itself, means, quite a bit.
:hi:
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:16 PM
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18. that's a pretty, good idea actually, there are, never enough, commas
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:26 PM
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24. Agreed, because, after all, you can never, get too much, rest.
:hi:
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:32 PM
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28. between, words, speaking is so, exhausting
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:18 PM
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19. I overuse parenthesis (because I feel like it (ROFL))
Its just a little habit (LOL) that I developed over the years (don't know how). Quick question (if you don't mind) for any punctuation experts (if there are any out there) - is it okay to use parenthesis within a parenthetical passage? (Just wondering as it seems to come up a lot and I'm not quite sure).
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:27 PM
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25. Parenthesis, I have found, are a wonderful tool, of annoyance, as well,
as our friend, the comma. :hi:
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Old_Fart Donating Member (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:19 PM
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20. "Sometimes we do it, , , just to irritate others" !!!!!!!, "LOL",,,!!!!!
If we were handing our work from the internet in we would all get a big fat "F" on it. :P :bounce:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:27 PM
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26. And, it would be, really inked up....with red.
:hi:
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:45 PM
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30. If you say that out loud,
you would be doing a good William Shatner impersonation.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 08:45 PM
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33. hahahahahaha
:rofl:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:47 PM
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31. You, GO, GIRL!
:hi:
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 08:46 PM
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34. Heyyyyy!!!!!
Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 08:48 PM by MrsGrumpy
I've missed you! How are you? :loveya:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 06:50 PM
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32. youknow
thecleverthingwouldbetoreplywithapostthatuseslotsofcommas
butIbetyouwouldseethatcomingsoinsteadI'mgoingtopostonegiant
run-onsentencewithnospacesjusttocompletelyfuX0rwityohead!
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 08:47 PM
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35. You got some aspirin????
My head is aching now. :hi:
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:20 PM
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36. sorrynoaspirin
onlycrack
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 09:23 PM
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38. I: for one; find the use of semicolons; rather
interesting; though hard to use; to end a sentence.
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