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To: Yardstick

Well, they're using elipses, which is supposed to denote omitted words, but it appears they're using elipses where dashes would be more appropriate, to denote a break in speech, like the double and, but even a dash would not be appropriate to denote a pause in a grammatically correct string of words. Or maybe the elipses do indicate omitted words.


30 posted on 01/13/2005 6:06:16 PM PST by alnick
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To: alnick

I'd almost bet that the first elipse represents a pause rather than an omitted word. As for the repeated "and" -- it's probably an accurate transcription of what he actually said. But don't the papers and newswires sometimes edit those kinds of minor flubs? I'd swear that I've seen them clean up the quote of a stumbling speaker. But maybe not.


40 posted on 01/13/2005 6:19:48 PM PST by Yardstick
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