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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread what I hate is... #32098 06/14/01 03:05 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory What I hate is when people use quotation marks for emphasis. For example, there was a sign at a 7-11 store that read: There will be a $15 charge for "each" returned checks! Never mind the grammar, it was the quotation marks that raised my hackles. Why can't people underline anymore? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What is it about the possessive? nikeblack 06/14/01 01:28 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? Sparteye 06/14/01 01:37 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? consuelo 06/14/01 02:58 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Brandon 06/14/01 12:19 PM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Faldage 06/14/01 12:40 PM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Bean 06/14/01 01:18 PM what I hate is... Alex Williams 06/14/01 03:05 PM Re: what I hate is... wow 06/14/01 04:59 PM Re: what I hate is... Keiva 08/24/01 04:42 PM Re: what I hate is... Faldage 08/24/01 04:46 PM Re: what I hate is... Keiva 08/24/01 04:54 PM Re: what I hate is... Faldage 08/24/01 04:56 PM Re: what I hate is... nancyk 08/24/01 08:55 PM Re: what I hate is... of troy 06/14/01 05:02 PM Re: what I hate is... consuelo 06/16/01 02:15 AM How to do stuff AnnaStrophic 06/16/01 02:07 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wow 06/16/01 02:51 PM Protect Society from? musick 06/17/01 02:18 PM Re: Protect Society from? Lint 06/17/01 03:54 PM Re: Protect Society from? WhitmanO'Neill 06/17/01 10:56 PM It had to be you... musick 06/18/01 04:29 PM Re: It had to be you... WhitmanO'Neill 06/18/01 05:41 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Flatlander 06/18/01 05:31 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/18/01 05:49 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society consuelo 06/18/01 09:03 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society nikeblack 06/20/01 01:46 AM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/20/01 01:11 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Bean 06/19/01 11:04 AM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wwh 06/19/01 12:31 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Faldage 06/19/01 12:54 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society wwh 06/19/01 02:14 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Brandon 06/19/01 03:09 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society AnnaStrophic 06/19/01 07:37 PM Why the world would be go mad without apostrophe's Rubrick 07/18/01 01:59 PM Re: Why the world would be go mad without apostrophe's Jackie 07/18/01 03:16 PM Re: Apostrophe Protection Society Hyla 06/19/01 03:33 PM I was wonderin if anyun ud catch 'at Faldage 06/19/01 03:50 PM Re: I was wonderin if anyun ud catch 'at Hyla 06/19/01 04:47 PM Re: How to do stuff consuelo 06/17/01 02:25 AM Re: what I hate is... inselpeter 06/16/01 01:58 PM Re: what I hate is... doc_comfort 08/24/01 02:46 AM Re: what I hate is... jimthedog 08/24/01 10:53 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) nikeblack 06/14/01 05:50 PM Re: There are/is - what is the subject? Faldage 06/14/01 05:54 PM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) RhubarbCommando 06/15/01 02:15 PM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Bean 06/15/01 03:17 PM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) Hyla 06/15/01 03:35 PM Re: Those r's nikeblack 06/16/01 01:44 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? (There are) rodward 06/18/01 11:01 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? WhitmanO'Neill 06/16/01 02:44 AM Re: What is it about the possessive? Bingley 06/16/01 08:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,375 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 280 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,563 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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