I was taught that usually dot-points was sufficient to get MY message across (plus the link). Some people have verbal diarrhea and waffle ....brian ross wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pmA link is usually sufficient for those that want to understand what is being argued. However, some people like to show you what they are using. A precise is fine, if you just want to use part of an article to further your case, Neferti. I don't have problems with long or short quotes. Do you?
Should plastic guns be considered a threat?
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Neferti
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Re: Should plastic guns be considered a threat?
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Re: Should plastic guns be considered a threat?
I suppose we could all just use Powerpoint to create our posts...Neferti~ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:11 pmI was taught that usually dot-points was sufficient to get MY message across (plus the link). Some people have verbal diarrhea and waffle ....brian ross wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pmA link is usually sufficient for those that want to understand what is being argued. However, some people like to show you what they are using. A precise is fine, if you just want to use part of an article to further your case, Neferti. I don't have problems with long or short quotes. Do you?
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Neferti
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Re: Should plastic guns be considered a threat?
You Old Fart! POWERPOINT ....brian ross wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:13 pmI suppose we could all just use Powerpoint to create our posts...Neferti~ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:11 pmI was taught that usually dot-points was sufficient to get MY message across (plus the link). Some people have verbal diarrhea and waffle ....brian ross wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pmA link is usually sufficient for those that want to understand what is being argued. However, some people like to show you what they are using. A precise is fine, if you just want to use part of an article to further your case, Neferti. I don't have problems with long or short quotes. Do you?
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Re: Should plastic guns be considered a threat?
brian ross wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:00 pmA link is usually sufficient for those that want to understand what is being argued. However, some people like to show you what they are using. A precise is fine, if you just want to use part of an article to further your case, Neferti. I don't have problems with long or short quotes. Do you?Neferti~ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:26 pmHow about a précis, rather than an essay? The eyes glaze over if you waffle on.brian ross wrote: ↑Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:39 pmWhy? Is it because they are too long and too hard for you to mentally grasp?
Yes. She does have a problem with long quotes. So and I and pretty much everybody else. That's why paragraphs exist. To cut text into short and precise points. The average user's behavior online these days is scanning, not reading fully. Go get a life now.
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