Examples of bad writing
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Hey Raoul -
Not to hijack this thread, but last night (in some post, i don't remember which thread it was as I was recovering from something . . . actually I don't remember what I was recovering from, it was that bad) you mentioned your daughter when she lived at home on "your dime", and then later you mentioned that she was now an adult, out in the real world, and living on "her nickel".
I was just curious, why is it that you have the dime metaphor and she gets the nickel? Is it an inflation thing?
k-
Not to hijack this thread, but last night (in some post, i don't remember which thread it was as I was recovering from something . . . actually I don't remember what I was recovering from, it was that bad) you mentioned your daughter when she lived at home on "your dime", and then later you mentioned that she was now an adult, out in the real world, and living on "her nickel".
I was just curious, why is it that you have the dime metaphor and she gets the nickel? Is it an inflation thing?
k-
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Originally Posted by kobiashi
Hey Raoul -
Not to hijack this thread, but last night (in some post, i don't remember which thread it was as I was recovering from something . . . actually I don't remember what I was recovering from, it was that bad) you mentioned your daughter when she lived at home on "your dime", and then later you mentioned that she was now an adult, out in the real world, and living on "her nickel".
I was just curious, why is it that you have the dime metaphor and she gets the nickel? Is it an inflation thing?
k-
Not to hijack this thread, but last night (in some post, i don't remember which thread it was as I was recovering from something . . . actually I don't remember what I was recovering from, it was that bad) you mentioned your daughter when she lived at home on "your dime", and then later you mentioned that she was now an adult, out in the real world, and living on "her nickel".
I was just curious, why is it that you have the dime metaphor and she gets the nickel? Is it an inflation thing?
k-
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From: Pikesville, MD
Originally Posted by kobiashi
Examples of "bad writing" (do you mean like that?) on this site?!?!?!
NO WAY!
Really?
I . . . well, for example . . . uh, maybe if you . . . how about . . .
*gathers into fetal position in corner and weeps*
NO WAY!
Really?
I . . . well, for example . . . uh, maybe if you . . . how about . . .
*gathers into fetal position in corner and weeps*
I anxiously awaited for you to opine on the topic...this response was worth it...
