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To: Daffynition
This is one of the most common mistakes


One of the most? Can there be more than one of a superlative? No! Better construction is, "One of the more" or just sin bodly and say, "the most." The qualified superlative is junk. Here's a big one for the my fellow Freepers: One or two spaces after a period?

51 posted on 02/01/2012 1:16:08 PM PST by society-by-contract (Repeal The Federal Reserve Act)
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To: society-by-contract

Freepers: One or two spaces after a period?
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Two. What do I win?


56 posted on 02/01/2012 1:17:35 PM PST by Raebie (WS)
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To: society-by-contract

One space after a period...unless you are using an old fashioned typewriter.

As a graphic designer I have tried in vain to get my baby boomer and older coworkers to ditch the extra space. When I get their copy and have to format it, I have to do a search and replace and replace two spaces with one.


66 posted on 02/01/2012 1:25:22 PM PST by Drawsing (The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
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To: society-by-contract

Your take on superlatives is very very unique...


89 posted on 02/01/2012 1:37:05 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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