what a storm we're getting all of a sudden. I wasn't expecting this at all. oh well, a perfect day for hanging around at home. with a french press. and a beautiful family
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it occurred to me as i read through this lovely update on your life that you are a victim of the atrocious habit of double-spacing between sentences. i'm not sure how this hasn't caught my eye in the past. interestingly, dave just wrote a short blog entry on this very topic.
...the more you know.
love, jess
p.s. we are totally snowed in, & not going to fran's...unless andrew calls me & bludgeons me into it.
hee hee, I was a computer teacher, and taught (and continue to teach) my kids to hit "period, space, space...". :) Who knew?! How do you feel about ordered lists. (ie: Billy, Sara, and Sean; or is it Billy, Sara and Sean)
well, i was (& continue to be) a jerk of an english major, so... :-)
a good general rule of thumb for commas is to always be sparse with them; if one isn't absolutely needed, don't use it. i find it easiest to think about it from a fluidity of reading standpoint rather than to stress about "what's grammatically correct" (although it is).
HBD 4 hours awaythenotoriousmebDecember 17 2007, 01:55:47 UTC
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!!! :) It seems like JUST yesterday I was flying home from London and celebrating your 21st with everyone at the Wild Colonial. And now? You're married with a kid and a kid on the way, and I'm engaged. We's OLD!!! :)
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it occurred to me as i read through this lovely update on your life that you are a victim of the atrocious habit of double-spacing between sentences. i'm not sure how this hasn't caught my eye in the past. interestingly, dave just wrote a short blog entry on this very topic.
...the more you know.
love, jess
p.s. we are totally snowed in, & not going to fran's...unless andrew calls me & bludgeons me into it.
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:)
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a good general rule of thumb for commas is to always be sparse with them; if one isn't absolutely needed, don't use it. i find it easiest to think about it from a fluidity of reading standpoint rather than to stress about "what's grammatically correct" (although it is).
so: billy, sara & sean.
& please, spread the single-space love!
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Lucas! LMF! :)
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It seems like JUST yesterday I was flying home from London and celebrating your 21st with everyone at the Wild Colonial. And now? You're married with a kid and a kid on the way, and I'm engaged. We's OLD!!! :)
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