Mare's Nest
Topic Drifter
Reged: 09/05/02
Posts: 1271
Loc: Lakewood
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. . . what's with the "unknown topic?" Have we been hacked? Ohmigod, we've been hacked! I just knew this would happen! If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times . . . I love ellipses.
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mare's nest (n) 1. something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or hoax. 2. a place, condition, or situation of great untidiness, disorder, or confusion.
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Shmoo
Eva Braun
Reged: 01/01/00
Posts: 2951
Loc: o
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look sistah,, I was doing the ellipses a looooong time ago here,,, I got bored with them,,, see,,, and moved on to the commas,,, sure it doesn't have a fancy-schmancy name like "ellipses",,, but they are damn clever if you ask me,,, and heck,,, you don't really have to ask me,,, I'll flat out tell you,,, the triple commas,,,ROCK!!!
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When you wish upon a star.... blah, blah, blah,,, something about dreams coming true...yadda yadda...
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Ben There
old hand
Reged: 09/05/02
Posts: 1125
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*and* *don't* *shortchange *the* *asterisks*
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"Remember that time is money."
* 180 Minutes * Red Green * Le Show *
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XParrot
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 02/28/00
Posts: 3697
Loc: Southern Thurlow
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Well, personally, I think you just can't do better than bold italics! It just gives a post that je ne sais quois sort of feeling! ![[Big Grin]](images/icons/grin.gif)
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mike in west seattle
Haikewl Moderator
Reged: 02/15/00
Posts: 11034
Loc: -tite: Aisle 17C
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Mare's Nest
Topic Drifter
Reged: 09/05/02
Posts: 1271
Loc: Lakewood
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(Sigh) I miss Pat . . . .
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mare's nest (n) 1. something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or hoax. 2. a place, condition, or situation of great untidiness, disorder, or confusion.
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Jay in P.A.
self-absorbed hack
Reged: 12/30/99
Posts: 9928
Loc: o
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If you get tired of commas, Shmoo, there are always octothorps###!
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Jay is ALWAYS ready!
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CSI:Gram
The 'Dustin Hornby' of pasting
Reged: 09/11/02
Posts: 6883
Loc: In my 4th grandchild-hood
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...*And when you get tired of that * you can always underline everything,,, too...*
![[Razz]](images/icons/tongue.gif)
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 Oh, to be a studly 3 year-old again!
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Tootsie Plunkette
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/01/00
Posts: 3429
Loc: OK, here
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...then there's always...
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s-t
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 10/13/00
Posts: 2829
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You can also insert the past tense of Ellipse as in the act of adding Ellipses to a sentence:
Ellided.
Learned that at work about a month ago.
-stan
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