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mac56
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:38 AM Original message |
Does the phrase "anal retentive" have a hyphen? |
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oxymoron
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. ROFLMAO |
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mac56
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. LOL! |
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PartyPooper
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. either way is okay. |
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Anus Retainus
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. No! |
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Syncronaut Seven
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
5. MS Word seems to prefer the hyphen |
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Endangered Specie
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
6. Not sure,.. but I do know that "Locked Thread" doesn't have one |
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DenverDem
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
7. Not being anal retentive, myself |
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Armand
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
8. Actually, yes it does. |
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Another Bill C.
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Also the Oxford English Dictionary |
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PinkTiger
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. According to AP style, |
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
11. no,no,no: "does the phrase 'anal retentive' have a COLON" |
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oxymoron
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Don't be so harsh. |
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MercutioATC
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Not to be anal-retentive, but I believe it's "semicolon" |
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