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Re: Lego Creator Activity Book
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 2 Feb 1999 18:24:18 GMT
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On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:08:29 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
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> This isn't NITPICK FORUM on the IBMTEXT conferencing disk, but what the
> heck!
lugnet.off-topic is often the next-best thing.
> Steve Bliss wrote:
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> > I don't know. I can't estimate the errors I miss. But the ones I
> > notice tend to bother me. Any more than one or two per book. Or if
> > they appear in headlines. Those are the worst.
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> The above paragraph contains two sentence fragments, and a number of
> poorly structured sentences that suffer from excessive choppyness.
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> Suggested rewrite:
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> "I don't know, I can't estimate the errors I miss. But the ones I do
> notice tend to bother me. I find more than one or two per book
> especially annoying, and errors that appear in headlines are the worst
> errors of all. "
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> Hope that helps. :-)
Thank you very little. :p
I *did* chop that message, didn't I?
> Remember, grammar flames are the lowest kind of flames out there. But
> I'm feeling low today, unlike Steve, who is very very happy. I'm
> suffering Lego Withdrawal. I didn't get to build anything AGAIN this
> weekend and probably won't get to build next weekend either.
Ooo, ick.
Quick, Larritarians! Time to send more love offerings! He might not
get to build, but at least he can feel appreciated.
Steve
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Today, I'm happy. *Really* happy.
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| (...) YES! Because, just as with NITPICK FORUM, and unlike, say, a post to RTL, we're all friends here and there's little or no chance of someone misinterpreting some gentle teasing and good clean fun as an actual flame or anything. (the above (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| This isn't NITPICK FORUM on the IBMTEXT conferencing disk, but what the heck! (...) The above paragraph contains two sentence fragments, and a number of poorly structured sentences that suffer from excessive choppyness. Suggested rewrite: "I don't (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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