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Brian,
Don=E2=80=99t forget the Oxford comma, drive me nuts
B
=E2=80=9CCactus Jack drinks coffee black......=E2=80=9D M.Murphy
> On Jan 28, 2020, at 10:16 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net> wrote:
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Some people have an eye for this type of thing. In my case, I'm drawn to ex=
tra spaces between words or a single space after the punctuation at the end o=
f a sentence.=20
https://www.feelingoodtees.com/let-s-eat-grandma-let-s-eat-grandma-punctuati=
on-saves-lives-t-shirt
https://www.feelingoodtees.com/i-like-cooking-my-family-and-my-pets-use-comm=
as-don-t-be-a-psycho-t-shirt
On 1/27/2020 12:52 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
> Warning: This is not Triumph related. =20
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> I=E2=80=99m an uptight New Englander who was taught English grammar by nun=
s who had sticks. 8-). Face Book, was the first place I=E2=80=99d seen t=
his usage. Now it appears in a mailing list message.
> =E2=80=9CNeeds Restored like that one.=E2=80=9D
> ---------------------------------
> I look at that and first wonder, needs restored what? Then deep in the r=
ecesses of my mind, I hear Sister Thomasina saying =E2=80=9CYou will write =E2=
=80=98needs to be restored=E2=80=99 100 times on the blackboard. When you ar=
e done, you will write =E2=80=98needs restoration=E2=80=99 100 times as well=
.=E2=80=9D =20
> =20
> So, since it is not a Triumph question, if people want to answer privately=
, super. Do you use this sentence construction habitually? In what part o=
f the country do you live? I was not an English major. I=E2=80=99m definite=
ly not a great writer and don=E2=80=99t spell everything correctly, but I=E2=
=80=99m extremely curious to find out the extent of the usage and this is a n=
ice friendly group who may be able to help me.
> =20
> Let=E2=80=99s hear it for fluif.
> =20
> Ron L=E2=80=99Herault
> =20
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Brian,<div>Don=E2=80=99t forget the Oxford c=
omma, drive me nuts</div><div>B<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=9CCactus Jack=
drinks coffee black......=E2=80=9D M.Murphy</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bloc=
kquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 28, 2020, at 10:16 PM, Brian Kemp <bk13@earth=
link.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
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Some people have an eye for this type of thing. In my case, I'm
drawn to extra spaces between words or a single space after the
punctuation at the end of a sentence. <br>
<br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://www.feelingoodtees.com/le=
t-s-eat-grandma-let-s-eat-grandma-punctuation-saves-lives-t-shirt">https://w=
ww.feelingoodtees.com/let-s-eat-grandma-let-s-eat-grandma-punctuation-saves-=
lives-t-shirt</a><br>
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://www.feelingoodtees.com/i-=
like-cooking-my-family-and-my-pets-use-commas-don-t-be-a-psycho-t-shirt">htt=
ps://www.feelingoodtees.com/i-like-cooking-my-family-and-my-pets-use-commas-=
don-t-be-a-psycho-t-shirt</a><br>
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<div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 1/27/2020 12:52 PM, Ron L'Herault
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Warning: This is not Triumph rela=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99m an uptight New Englander who was t=
aught
English grammar by nuns who had sticks. 8-). &nbs=
p; Face Book,
was the first place I=E2=80=99d seen this usage. Now it appe=
ars in a
mailing list message.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">=E2=80=9CNeeds Restored like that one.=E2=80=
=9D<o:p></o:p></p>
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p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">I look at that and first wonder, needs
restored what? Then deep in the recesses of my mind, I=
hear
Sister Thomasina saying =E2=80=9CYou will write =E2=80=98nee=
ds to be
restored=E2=80=99 100 times on the blackboard. When you are done, y=
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will write =E2=80=98needs restoration=E2=80=99 100 times as well.=E2=
=80=9D <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">So, since it is not a Triumph question,
if people want to answer privately, super. Do you use t=
his
sentence construction habitually? In what part of the countr=
y
do you live? I was not an English major. I=E2=80=99m definit=
ely not a
great writer and don=E2=80=99t spell everything correctly, but I=E2=
=80=99m
extremely curious to find out the extent of the usage and this
is a nice friendly group who may be able to help me. <o:p></o:p></=
p>
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<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Let=E2=80=99s hear it for fluif.<o:p></o:p=
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<p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoPlainText">Ron L=E2=80=99Herault <o:p></o:p></p>
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