I Made You, I Can Unmake You
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Shaper
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written Sunday, November 13 2005 22:17
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I use my left index finger to type elipsis (elipsis's, elipsi, etc.). No need for any other finger or hand. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, November 13 2005 23:13
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I've never used the mentioned sanity phrase. -------------------- The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, November 14 2005 03:20
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Perhaps because your whole presence works as an example of the hackneyed phrase? :P Posts: 437 | Registered: Friday, May 13 2005 07:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, November 14 2005 04:54
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quote:If I type with elipses, it means I'm probably trying to stay calm. In this case, I tried to stay calm because this abbreviations irritate me in such a way I could easily ruïn the couch or something. I don't know why it irritates me in such a way, but there you go. -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, November 14 2005 05:15
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An ellipsis is also a way of cutting off other content whose details can merely be assumed. For instance- Eagle, your "humor" is... :goatse: -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, November 14 2005 08:11
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I sincerely hope I'm not one of those you're mocking for "ellipses abuse"... I only use ellipses in a well thought out manner, and for stylistic purposes. Plus, they're as much me as the dazzling blue eyes and neurotic grin. -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, November 14 2005 08:32
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I for one NEVER EVER use ellipses…(just to make a mockery of the explainations-for-ellipses bandwagon)…except when I want to take command of a third world country and use it to make jokes. -------------------- "Oh, North Wind, why frighten others? In Nature's family all are brothers. Puff and blow and wheeze and hiss; You can't frighten Shingebiss. Bring your frost and ice and snow; I'm still free to come and go. You can never frighten me, One who never fears is FREE!" -Shingebiss, the mighty duck Posts: 830 | Registered: Tuesday, August 20 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 14 2005 09:06
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On a Mac, a very easy way to type ellipses is option-semicolon. One character ellipses have been made wondrously simple… so simple that they can make writing ugly. I have been guilty of this faux pas myself once or twice… —Alorael, who tries to keep himself from falling into the sloppy ellipsis trap with varying success. Sometimes it works, and other times… Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 14 2005 09:14
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quote:Spot the unspottable typo! (Need a hïnt?) :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, November 14 2005 09:18
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quote:And there we have Dutch again creeping around the corner! In Dutch to ruin is: ruïneren. Just wanted to clear that one up. -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Mongolian Barbeque
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written Monday, November 14 2005 12:35
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quote:Wow. I didn't know that. … Sure enough. Well, you learn something new every day. Posts: 907 | Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, November 14 2005 15:57
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Aran, that was the first thing I noticed when you quoted it. Not when Thralni posted, though, because I didn't read his post. :P -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 14 2005 16:04
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How do you pronounce a double-dotted i anyway? Is it just a long/stressed i, or does it sound different? -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 14 2005 16:30
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Wow- Thralni's dutch? And all this time, I thought he was a härd røcker. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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written Monday, November 14 2005 17:48
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quote:In this case the dots above the i are being used as a diaeresis. They indicate that the vowel is intended to be pronounced separately from the vowel next to it. They're occasionally used in English words such as coöperation for the same reason (it's pronounced co-op-er-a-tion, after all, not coop-er-a-tion!). [ Monday, November 14, 2005 17:50: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 14 2005 23:17
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Oh, so it's like in the name "Eärendil", which isn't "eer en del". :) -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 04:31
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In the case of "ruïneren," you pronounce it as roo-wi-ne-ren, or something like this (so quite like Thuryl said). Its hard to write it just like that in english. That's because of the "roo-wi" part. "roo" you have to pronounce like "loo," and "wi" like in "sea" or "to see." Its the ea in sea that's important. TM: Yes, I am Dutch. I'm curious how you came to the conclsion of me being a hardrocker, or was it just a joke or something. As a matter of fact, i absolutely hate gardrock. give me Wagner, Dvorak or Mahler and I'm happy. [ Tuesday, November 15, 2005 04:33: Message edited by: Thralni, emperor of Riverrod ] -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 08:38
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Ï waß jüst saÿing ?hat yøür ußagë øf the ënglish länguäge iß ïdiøtsÿncrätic. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 10:07
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It's a bit of a tradition in heavy metal bands. Even Wikipedia agrees. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 11:01
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quote:No typo, I presume? :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 13:33
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It would be a typo if and only if he wasn't an imbecile -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, November 15 2005 23:01
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Call me an imbecile, but why exactly did you say I'm an imbecile? Does the almighty TM never make a mistake when typing in another language? Or are you just a... (Oh sorry, writing that makes me an imbecile, right?) god knows what you are. And this short comment may make me a real imbecile, but I had to write it, albeit to annoy TM (or not): I have to apologize to Nicothodes, whom I promised to tell his future, but since I myself and the almighty chicken gods are quite busy, I couldn't find the time to do it. [ Tuesday, November 15, 2005 23:05: Message edited by: Thralni, emperor of Riverrod ] -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, November 16 2005 08:49
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quote:TM makes mistakes while writing in other languages (cf. French. Dead.), but he isn't writing in anything but English here. —Alorael, who might call it Ëñglïsh instead in this particular case. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, November 16 2005 09:34
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1 -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, November 16 2005 16:27
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quote:...2...3...go! Exactly what was that anyway? Posts: 446 | Registered: Friday, July 22 2005 07:00 |