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To: E who wrote (6434)	2/28/2001 10:35:15 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) of 82486

The "dash" (--) marks abruptness or irregularity. The "exclamation" (!) marks surprise. The "interrogation" or "query" (?) asks a question. The apostrophe (') marks elisions or the possessive case. "Quotes," quotation marks, or "inverted commas" (" ") define either quoted words or words used with special emphasis or significance. Interpolations in a sentence are marked by various forms of bracket or parenthesis. Usage and practice vary widely, however. britannica.com cosmicforce was actually correct, except about one thing: it is not idiosyncratic, but standard. I use quotation marks all the time to indicate either irony or that I am using a word or phrase advisedly. Quotation marks are a flagging device, not merely for direct quotes......

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