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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:48 PM
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What would get you out of a comma?
I like the semi-colon whenever applicable! ;)
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:50 PM
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1. A period.
:D
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:53 PM
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2. bah-doom-tum-tssssshhh!
If only we had a rimshot smilie (w/sound effect!) :D
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:55 PM
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4. I like the sound effects!
I'm wary of using :rofl: too much - overkill, ya know.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:54 PM
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3. A change of direction
Additional point
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:56 PM
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5. maybe a semi-colon?
I dunno
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 06:04 PM
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6. How 'bout an em dash?
Why, yes — as a matter of fact, I am a punctuation snob. :hi:
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 06:06 PM
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7. An em dash — maybe an ellipsis...possibly a semicolon;
there are several valid choices.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 06:12 PM
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8. You should try a circumflex
Of course, you have to go to Europe to get the good ones!
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 07:35 PM
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9. an EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, that would work, fer sure.
;)
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eyepaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 07:45 PM
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10. ~
! :D
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Shine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 07:52 PM
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11. yours kind of reminds me of a paddle, actually. How appropriate.
did you do that on purpose?

:)
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