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Thread #43817   Message #643570
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
06-Feb-02 - 12:11 AM
Thread Name: BS: Grammar: Use of the semi colon
Subject: RE: BS: Grammar: Use of the semi colon
wotthehell wotthehell

say comma boss comma capital
i apostrophe m getting tired of
being joshed about my
punctuation period capital t followed by
he idea seems to be
that capital i apostrophe m
ignorant where punctuation
is concerned period capital n followed by
o such thing semi
colon the fact is that
the mechanical exigencies of
the case prevent my use of
all the characters on the
typewriter keyboard period
capital i apostrophe m
doing the best capital
i can under difficulties semicolon
and capital i apostrophe m
grieved at the unkindness
of the criticism period please
consider that my name is signed in small
caps period
archy period

capital a rchie was a giant cockroach who jumped about on the keys of a typewriter period capital h e would climb on the framework and cast himself with all his force upon a key comma head downward comma and his weight was just sufficient to operate the machine comma one slow letter after another period capital h e had a great deal of difficulty operating the shift mechanism period capital i apostrophe m his reincarnation in the computer age and capital i find things somewhat easier because capital i can jump on a key called enter to change to the next line period

The poem is from archy and mehitabel by don marquis and the text that follows is written with apologies to don marquis comma archy and mehitabel the cat period