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emoticon must be a very acceptable new word

I'm inclined to agree, Max... though I have a bit of a / relationship with emoticons myself, has to be said.


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i am a newbie, and just found this thread which is still going strong...
I like grok- and think its a wonderful word and
AnnaStrophic-- loved your responce to "what is a senior moment"
Its not the senior moments that get me, it's the momentum (the phrase is stolen... i can't rememeber where i first heard it!)


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Its not the senior moments that get me, it's the momentum

Hey Hey Helen - this quote is brilliant! And soooo poignant.
Any Awadees know where it originated?


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Any Awadees

'Scuse me, but...AACK! I do not want to be called an
"AWADEE" any more than I do a poster! Bleah!


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this seems almost too obvious and also very close to the original "Awadee" which started this whole foobaz, but if you post here aren't you 'a waddy? [well, it *sounds different when I read it]
-ron obvious


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my own overuse of "?!" punctuation reminds me of a punctuation mark introduced in 1962, which hasn't really caught on (but I remain ever hopeful)...

interrobang - a punctuation mark designed for use especially at the end of an exclamatory rhetorical question, comprising an exclamation point superimposed on a question mark. [this can only be approximated with the standard keyboard as: isn't that a great idea?!]

here's a swell graphic:
http://www.interrobang-mks.com/



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What a great idea! How can we make it happen?


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And what's the pronunciation of awad anyway?


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awadwinners?

awad-in-your-ear?

diurnal logomanes?

Will try to think up more...


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any more than I do a poster!



How about Pin Up then?


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