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Grammar plea

Post 1

parlau

Have you got a semi-colon and two full stops you could maybe provide me with?

AG


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Post 2

Sergeant Pluck

Is that grammar, or syntax ?
Or possibly just plain punctuation... smiley - smiley


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Post 3

parlau

time to put a stop to this .



AG


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Post 4

Sergeant Pluck

...or at least an ellipsis


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Post 5

parlau

Or a punch up the bracket.
Present company excepted of course.

AG


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Post 6

Sergeant Pluck

Would that be a long, straight bracket, or a short curly one? I usually find a punch up the short curly ones very bracing indeed.


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Post 7

parlau

Do you comma here often? No nee to be too circumflex about it.


AG


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Post 8

Sergeant Pluck

I wasn't going to reply straight away as I have to dash off, but hyphen extra minute or two, so I'll finish with a stroke of genius - one just asterisk it from time to time, don't you think?


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