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veiledsentiments
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It was "mashkif" who wrote that...
Many people mess up the coding for quotes. I've done it myself, but try to go in and fix it when I remember to proofread. 
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mashkif
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
Dear fledex,
Would you mind directing me to the post where I wrote that?
"johnslat wrote:
The most infuriating part in the whole story is that America and the West have bought the regime propaganda about its being the bulwark against Iranian encroachment in the region (and I'm not fan of Iran by a long shot), and are persistently turning a blind eye to violent and brutal suppression and harassment conducted by regime mercenaries every single day against tens of thousands of people."
I don't recall authoring it, but if I did, I need to watch out for run-on sentences  .
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John |
1. That is not a run-on sentence. You may want to revise your definition of one.
2. You should also... - no, never mind; can't be bothered with you  |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Dear mashkif,
If you don't think that's a run-on, I sincerely hope you don't teach writing. Way too much information stuffed into one sentence.
But perhaps you're right since there aren't "two independent clauses." So, I suppose it's simply, in my opinion, poor composition.
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Psssst... John... I gotta agree with mashkif on this one. I think he has managed to convey a lot of information with a grammatical sentence. Yes, perhaps a bit overlong for our casual board... but...
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johnslat
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Dear mashkif.
My apologies 
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mashkif
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:52 am Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
Dear mashkif.
My apologies
Regards,
John |
Don't sweat it. |
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