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 Post subject: dumb punctuation question
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 5:32 pm 
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Hey,
Do you think the following should be broken up with commas?
From the desolate shores of Lake Michigan to the spires of Oxford to the green grass of home, blah blah ...
discord on my desk over this.
Thanks!


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 Post subject: Re: dumb punctuation question
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 6:26 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by wombat:
Hey,
Do you think the following should be broken up with commas?
From the desolate shores of Lake Michigan to the spires of Oxford to the green grass of home, blah blah ...
discord on my desk over this.
Thanks!
<hr></blockquote><p>I might break it up, but not with commas.


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 Post subject: Re: dumb punctuation question
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 9:01 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp:
<p>I might break it up, but not with commas.<hr></blockquote><p>Dynamite, maybe?


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 Post subject: Re: dumb punctuation question
PostPosted: Sun May 02, 2004 10:10 pm 
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And here is another one.


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 Post subject: Re: dumb punctuation question
PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2004 10:03 am 
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You might try adding the halls of Moctezuma. Why go for half a loaf?


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