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That's weird. I didn't get an angry reply from that person. I've been posting on Neopal for awhile now, and probably have horrible grammar. (I blame being a playwright who only talks in dialogue, and overuses comma's, periods, and "n-dashes".)<BR>
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ps. Critical people tickle me.<BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:45:26 -0400<BR>From: penelopegwynn@gmail.com<BR>CC: neohiopal@listserve.com<BR>Subject: Re: [NEohioPAL] (Anyone know who sent this?) How about learning some grammar & editing skills..<BR><BR>I only reply about the N-dash thing because I'm an english nerd...I openly admit that. I think the original poster was talking about the punctuation mark...n-dash is kind of a fancy way of saying dash. The Chicago Manual of Style (similar to MLA, AP, APA, etc---told you I was a nerd) differentiates between an n-dash (--), which is used for connecting numbers and dates (as in 1998--1999), and the m-dash (---) which is used more frequently for parentheticals and things of that nature. For example.... "Darkness, thunder, a sudden scream---nothing alarmed the child." <BR><BR>Just wanted to clear that up...and sufficiently show how much of a nerd I really am. That's not to say I think the original poster was justified in what they said...who even CARES about en dashes and em dashes besides publishers anyway!?! I'm an english professor, and I don't teach that stuff!!! <BR><BR>
<DIV class=EC_gmail_quote>On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Brian Del Bianco <<A href="mailto:ilbasso@hotmail.com">ilbasso@hotmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,Serif">All I know is that "</SPAN><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times,Serif" face=geneva,arial,sans-serif size=2>Try looking up the words you're sending NEO-PAL with every 5 minutes" coming from somebody critical of language usage is pretty funny. <BR><BR><BR></FONT><BR>___________________________________________ <BR><BR>**HELP FIND MY STOLEN BASS** <BR><A href="http://www.myspace.com/thorthedoublebass" target=_blank>www.myspace.com/thorthedoublebass</A> <BR><A href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=555295433" target=_blank>www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=555295433</A>
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From: <A href="mailto:lipschtick@lipschtick.com">lipschtick@lipschtick.com</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:neohiopal@listserve.com">neohiopal@listserve.com</A><BR>Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:36:02 -0400<BR>Subject: [NEohioPAL] (Anyone know who sent this?) How about learning some grammar & editing skills...<BR><BR>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I received this hostile message from </FONT><A href="mailto:ferns5565@mypacks.net"><FONT size=4>ferns5565@mypacks.net</FONT></A><FONT size=4> just a few moments ago. Anyone know who it is? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Jean Zarzour</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%"><B>From:</B> <A title=ferns5565@mypacks.net href="mailto:ferns5565@mypacks.net">ferns5565@mypacks.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=lipschtick@lipschtick.com href="mailto:lipschtick@lipschtick.com">lipschtick@lipschtick.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 06, 2008 7:52 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> How about learning some grammar & editing skills...</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV> ...before you try to teach anyone else anything? How about:<BR> <BR>
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<P align=left><FONT face=geneva,arial,sans-serif size=2>..or what ever the frig it is. Try looking up the words you're sending NEO-PAL with every 5 minutes, then look up the proper usage of an N-Dash. Christ, almighty...</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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