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    Favorite Punctuation Mark

    By popular demand. Discuss.

    The comma is underrated IMHO.

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    Where's the semicolon? "Other" doesn't count.

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    ?

    More than any other punctuation symbol, the shape of the question mark just sums up the feeling more than any other.
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    The ellipsis...

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by jlw1980
    Where's the semicolon? "Other" doesn't count.

    It didn't make the cut. The full colon has to win out over the semi, no?

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    No semi-colon love?
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    colon, but no semi-colon?!
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
    No semi-colon love?
    Yeah I really blew it.

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    This poll is completely stupid. Period!

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by Bozidar
    This pole is completely stupid. Period!
    And yet, I predict we'll get to five pages, easily.

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    Back when I had to take standardized tests, I'd always get a 95-99 on all the sections EXCEPT for punctuation, on which I always got around a 65...totally screwed me over.
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    can someone explain to me why posters have their "game thread record" listed in their signature?
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Sam likes the colon.
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by Hitman23
    Sam likes the colon.
    You would be the one who knows.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SalingerNY
    You would be the one who knows.
    Nah... Sam isn't my type.
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    I vote for ()
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    I use semi-colons; they are an awesome form of punctuation.

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    HA! Everybody loves the semicolon!!
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    Add me to the semi-colon fans.

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    the semi colon is soooo senseless though...
    whats with that little comma at the bottom, it just hangs there, waiting to fall into oblvion and die. Its like the underdeveloped black sheep brother of the true punctuation power...the exclaimation point!
    Straight, direct, little dot on the bottom, keeping it nice and tidy...then WOOOOOOSH! shooting to the sky with exclaimation!
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by TheDynasty26
    the semi colon is soooo senseless though...
    whats with that little comma at the bottom, it just hangs there, waiting to fall into oblvion and die. Its like the underdeveloped black sheep brother of the true punctuation power...the exclaimation point!
    Straight, direct, little dot on the bottom, keeping it nice and tidy...then WOOOOOOSH! shooting to the sky with exclaimation!
    That sentence also has three examples of...the ellipsis.
    The ellipsis...a timeless classic.

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by jlw1980
    HA! Everybody loves the semicolon!!
    I shoulda pre-polled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big_E
    That sentence also has three examples of...the ellipsis.
    The ellipsis...a timeless classic.
    True....its like a period, a semi colon, and a comma all in one....it implies, its open for interpretation, and lots of other stuff too...
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    Comma. Big fan of commas.


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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Can't decide between the little degree thingies of parentheses....

    I keep going back between the two: parenthesis, degree, paranthesis, degree, etc..

    Symbolically:


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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by Tifoso
    Can't decide between the little degree thingies of parentheses....

    I keep going back between the two: parenthesis, degree, paranthesis, degree, etc..

    Symbolically:


    (o) (o)
    those aren't degree's, those are "oh's".

    (°) (°)?

    You a big fan of olives?

    (hehe, it was a nice try though, tbh)

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    I'm a fan of the ;

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by TheDynasty26
    True....its like a period, a semi colon, and a comma all in one....it implies, its open for interpretation, and lots of other stuff too...
    I'm an ellipsis fan as well....keeps 'em guessing...
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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Quote Originally Posted by Tifoso
    Can't decide between the little degree thingies of parentheses....

    I keep going back between the two: parenthesis, degree, paranthesis, degree, etc..

    Symbolically:


    (o) (o)


    Amico!!!
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    And here I was looking forward to the offseason....

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    Quote Originally Posted by RhodyYanksFan
    And here I was looking forward to the offseason....
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    &%$#(*&^@$%^

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    The em dash — though it can get overused.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big_E
    The ellipsis...
    I concur...
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    It must officially be the offseason

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arod for President
    It must officially be the offseason
    Yep. Oct 8th.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bronxbombers
    Yep. Oct 8th.
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    I've been around women all of my life so I had to choose the period.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toaderly
    I've been around women all of my life so I had to choose the period.
    Wow.
    And suddenly I become a part of your past
    I'm becoming the part that don't last
    I'm losing you and its effortless

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toaderly
    I've been around women all of my life so I had to choose the period.
    As your favorite?

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    Semicolon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Soriambi
    Semicolon.
    Ha! Another vote for the punctuation mark that could!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big_E
    The ellipsis...
    ...agreed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SalingerNY
    As your favorite?

    Yes..

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    Period, end of story...

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Bartolo Colon!

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    #$%!@#$

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    Quote Originally Posted by Babe Rules
    #$%!@#$
    I had the sense that would be a popular choice given the past week.

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    Re: Favorite Punctuation Mark

    Don't forget the handy little en dash, bringing numbers together since, oh, about '48–'49.

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