December 17, 2011

"I’d take it easy on the exclamation points."

"They’re downing jello shots to get the courage to hit on that martini-sipping ellipse at the bar."
Posted by Ann Althouse at 6:32 AM
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7 comments:

Bob_R said...

Big @#$%^&* deal!

12/17/11, 7:22 AM
traditionalguy said...

I like punctuation marks, and I dream of someday creating one myself.

I have experimented with Z slashmarks for showing anger, and also with a smiley face or two inserted to get the reader to relax before I Z slashmark the other commenter across the face.

One wonders if that will slip by Meade.

12/17/11, 8:10 AM
Meade said...

Being as this is a 2.13 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, the most powerful processor in the world, and would blow your comment clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, traditionalguy?

12/17/11, 8:24 AM
Meade said...

(kidding)

12/17/11, 9:10 AM
David said...

That first paragraph is brilliant.

12/17/11, 10:08 AM
Mary Beth said...

"'Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind.'" - Terry Pratchett in Eric

12/17/11, 11:24 AM
Chip S. said...

Unless this was meant to be some weird math/punctuation joke, the word is ellipsis, not ellipse.

A good grammarian knows his limitations.

12/17/11, 11:15 PM

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