Using The Correct Abbreviation....I'm nitpicking.......
04-01-13 | 05:58 AM
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Raleigh's and Dawe's bicycle's. A Grand Sport's, a Sport's, and a Double Blue.
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04-01-13 | 08:47 AM
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04-01-13 | 08:49 AM
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04-01-13 | 09:37 AM
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Those Raliegh's are pretty heavy, though--probably the ironic material they used for frame tubing.
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04-01-13 | 10:27 AM
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HDS in "Dillinger" - classic.
As for the floater in "Short Cuts", I mean, c'mon: those dudes were on a FISHIN' TRIP!!
Anne Archer's character was way out of line on that one
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As for the floater in "Short Cuts", I mean, c'mon: those dudes were on a FISHIN' TRIP!!
Anne Archer's character was way out of line on that one
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04-01-13 | 11:16 AM
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I'll take us on a tangential ride (using a metaphor):
"Perks" is not the correct abbreviation for perquisite...it should be rendered: "perq" and plural: "perqs".
We're not talkin' 'bout free cups o' coffee here, people!
Glad to have shared, carry on...
"Perks" is not the correct abbreviation for perquisite...it should be rendered: "perq" and plural: "perqs".
We're not talkin' 'bout free cups o' coffee here, people!
Glad to have shared, carry on...
04-01-13 | 12:05 PM
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
04-01-13 | 02:43 PM
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yeah -- especially 'the ditch' period: ttn, otb, asnb, zuma...
really, though, i'm a fan of the '70s -- the best period of hard rock, garage rock, progressive soul, insurgent country, the birth of the clash and joy division, dylan's best work ... and great film ... before it all went to shíte with the coming of neon, crack, minivans, hair bands, bad bicycle paint schemes, and the yuppie.
i do have a soft spot for '20s lit, film noir, '50s jazz and the beatles.
really, though, i'm a fan of the '70s -- the best period of hard rock, garage rock, progressive soul, insurgent country, the birth of the clash and joy division, dylan's best work ... and great film ... before it all went to shíte with the coming of neon, crack, minivans, hair bands, bad bicycle paint schemes, and the yuppie.
i do have a soft spot for '20s lit, film noir, '50s jazz and the beatles.
04-01-13 | 04:26 PM
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Beatle's
You posted and then reposted "Process and re-process".
You'd look smarter with some cream tyres. And I don't mean "smarter", I mean "smarter".
Post and re-post.
Past and repast.
Process and re-process.
Pose and repose and re-pose.
Produce and reproduce.
Posess and repossess.
Populate and re-populate.
Grade and retrograde.
Habilitate and rehabilitate.
Store and restore.
Process and re-process.
Fit and retrofit.
Probate and reprobate.The English language is a terrible thing.
Past and repast.
Process and re-process.
Pose and repose and re-pose.
Produce and reproduce.
Posess and repossess.
Populate and re-populate.
Grade and retrograde.
Habilitate and rehabilitate.
Store and restore.
Process and re-process.
Fit and retrofit.
Probate and reprobate.The English language is a terrible thing.
You'd look smarter with some cream tyres. And I don't mean "smarter", I mean "smarter".
04-01-13 | 08:07 PM
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Nah. I like to let them hang out. That period is for the whole sentence. The Quoted words and phrases are not sentences on their own and don't deserve a whole period to themselves.
04-01-13 | 09:47 PM
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Hmm. That comma does look sorta free range. Maybe from an aesthetic point of view it would look better inside the quotes. I'll think about it and let you know what I decide tomorrow.
04-02-13 | 04:24 AM
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Well, semicolons ad colons go outside the quotes. Question marks and exclamation points can go in or out, depending on the sentence. Both brake cables always go in front of the handlebars. Or is it behind them? Or one in front and one behind? I can never remember.
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04-02-13 | 10:27 AM
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So playing on this tangent. Perk(s) is a word in itself and is a synonym for perquisite. So the use of "perk(s)" is correct.
04-02-13 | 02:46 PM
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