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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 2, 2011 10:47 AM
Do you think it is unprofessional when you see this: "......................................" ?

I see this on a school website, at the end of a sentence. I HATE IT! It is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. When did 47 periods find their way into the Engrish Ranguage?
Mar 2, 2011 10:47am
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justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Mar 2, 2011 10:48 AM
Making fun of the Chinese is unprofessional.
Mar 2, 2011 10:48am
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 2, 2011 10:49 AM
justincredible;697096 wrote:Making fun of the Chinese is unprofessional.

Sending our prizes two weeks rate is unprofessional!
Mar 2, 2011 10:49am
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Mar 2, 2011 10:51 AM
Se this? WTF does that mean?
Mar 2, 2011 10:51am
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Nick Mangold

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Mar 2, 2011 10:53 AM
ernest_t_bass;697099 wrote:Sending our prizes two weeks rate is unprofessional!

Three weeks.
Mar 2, 2011 10:53am
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 2, 2011 10:54 AM
THE4RINGZ;697100 wrote:Se this? WTF does that mean?

Ugh. I'm failing. I'll fix it.

Can I get serious opinions though?
Mar 2, 2011 10:54am
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bigkahuna

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Mar 2, 2011 10:55 AM
I've honestly never seen it.
Mar 2, 2011 10:55am
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Mar 2, 2011 10:58 AM
I know three periods ... is considered proper English, but I don't get too freaked out when I see that rule not followed. But I suppose if that faux pas showed up on a school website, it doesn't bode well for the school system.
Mar 2, 2011 10:58am
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 2, 2011 11:01 AM
To me it just looks terribly unprofessional to see this being used on a school website. Facebook, OK, but on a school website? I'm sorry, but Web 2.0 should not enter the school doors.
Mar 2, 2011 11:01am
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Mar 2, 2011 11:05 AM
I will esign your petition to have it removed before the rest of our society crumbles.
Mar 2, 2011 11:05am
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thavoice

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Mar 2, 2011 11:10 AM
........................................................? Good question.
Mar 2, 2011 11:10am
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Mar 2, 2011 12:27 PM
ernest_t_bass;697092 wrote:When did 47 periods find their way into the Engrish Ranguage?

Answer: When 47 Engrish teachers menstruated Asso!
Mar 2, 2011 12:27pm
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fan_from_texas

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Mar 2, 2011 12:31 PM
ernest_t_bass;697130 wrote:To me it just looks terribly unprofessional to see this being used on a school website. Facebook, OK, but on a school website? I'm sorry, but Web 2.0 should not enter the school doors.

Terribly unprofessional. Using ellipses in anything formal (other than identifying an omitted part of a quote) is pretty unprofessional. Putting a string of them at the end of a sentence is egregious.
Mar 2, 2011 12:31pm
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Bigred1995

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Mar 2, 2011 1:04 PM
ernest_t_bass;697092 wrote:Do you think it is unprofessional when you see this: "......................................" ?

I see this on a school website, at the end of a sentence. I HATE IT! It is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. When did 47 periods find their way into the Engrish Ranguage?
I don't know if it's unprofessional or not, but I'd just like to congratulate thinthickBigRed for landing a job with a school!!! Way to go buddy!
Mar 2, 2011 1:04pm
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Mar 2, 2011 2:14 PM
I guess its better than ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Mar 2, 2011 2:14pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 2, 2011 2:18 PM
GoChiefs;697413 wrote:I guess its better than ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

That's just gay.
Mar 2, 2011 2:18pm
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WebFire

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Mar 2, 2011 2:23 PM
I see all kind of grammatical errors that bug me. In your case, if they need to emphasize, there is a mark called exclamation!

Another one I can't stand is putting a space between the last word of a sentence and the punctuation.
Mar 2, 2011 2:23pm
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Mar 2, 2011 2:26 PM
Bigred1995;697327 wrote:I don't know if it's unprofessional or not, but I'd just like to congratulate thinthickBigRed for landing a job with a school!!! Way to go buddy!

I'd say that I always knew it would happen...but no, I figured him for front line infantry all the way!
Mar 2, 2011 2:26pm
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Speedofsand

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Mar 2, 2011 3:13 PM
website of what school?
Mar 2, 2011 3:13pm
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Mar 2, 2011 5:52 PM
ccrunner609;697691 wrote:This thread is about as easy to understand as a CHarlie Sheen interview
..............+1
Mar 2, 2011 5:52pm
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killdeer

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Mar 3, 2011 1:16 AM
um..................sometimes in webspeak...................people exaggerate their punctuation and grammar to make a point of their incredulity at the.......stupid.......................topic?
Mar 3, 2011 1:16am