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Howard

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So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...

EDIT: There are legitimate uses of them, of course, but ending all sentences isn't one of them.
 
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RKS

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Originally posted by: Howard
So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...
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you didn't quantify what cool is...

 
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Alone

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I'd put a period after my ellipses, but that would be sort of redundant...
 
Red Dawn

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Originally posted by: Howard
So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...
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Yes....yes it is....
 
Rubycon

Rubycon

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Just write x = a cos(t), y = b sin(t) at the end of each sentence then. :cool:
 
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Howard

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Originally posted by: RKS
Originally posted by: Howard
So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...
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you didn't quantify what cool is...
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About 9000.
 
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Howard

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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: Howard
So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...
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Yes....yes it is....
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No.
 
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tomywishbone

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Well in the movie "Sling Blade" the dude had a song and he actually said "dot dot dot" so I suppose I could type dot dot dot. Would that be OK?
 
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Howard

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Originally posted by: tomywishbone
Well in the movie "Sling Blade" the dude had a song and he actually said "dot dot dot" so I suppose I could type dot dot dot. Would that be OK?
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Buy me a beer and I'll answer that.
 
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tomywishbone

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Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: tomywishbone
Well in the movie "Sling Blade" the dude had a song and he actually said "dot dot dot" so I suppose I could type dot dot dot. Would that be OK?
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Buy me a beer and I'll answer that.
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You got it. :beer: :)

 
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Howard

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Originally posted by: tomywishbone
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: tomywishbone
Well in the movie "Sling Blade" the dude had a song and he actually said "dot dot dot" so I suppose I could type dot dot dot. Would that be OK?
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Buy me a beer and I'll answer that.
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You got it. :beer: :)
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e-beers don't count.
 
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nonameo

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Howard

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Originally posted by: nonameo
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: RKS
Originally posted by: Howard
So could you guys just not use them like this... It's really annoying, because periods are what you're supposed to use... Using ellipses in place of periods indicates you never made it past elementary school... This is not cool at all...
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you didn't quantify what cool is...
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About 9000.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdA0r122OmE
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:evil:
 
ElFenix

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Originally posted by: Alone
I'd put a period after my ellipses, but that would be sort of redundant...
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you're supposed to put a period after ellipses if the sentence ends.
 
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