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On the same subject:

I also hate it when a person using an ellipsis (especially the person who is the current target of my rage) uses four or five dots instead of just three.....

I often wonder if he does it for emphasis, the way a normal person might use an exclamation point.....

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There are elipses used correctly and grammatically, and those are fine. And then there are ellipses used occasionally, to indicate a sense of trailing off or a continuation, or a mental pause. I prefer these used sparingly. But... then... there... is... overload... which... makes... reading... diffi...

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Dot. Dot. Dot.

Stupid. Dot. Dot. Dot.

(See my most recent Dear You for further explanation.)

I suppose whether this is irrational or not depends on how seriously you take grammar errors.

But I once counted over forty of them in half a class period of overheads with bullet points.

...

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Dear you... I don't understand... yes, elipses are beautiful things... but why do you despise using periods... I do not know what kind of traumatic incident occurred to make you hate punctuation so... or perhaps it signifies an unwillingness to commit to anything... a sort of existential sense of so...

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I spent the last half-hour of my Cognitive Psychology class composing haikus about how much I hate that class.

It was fun.

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In my fantasies, I long for interesting clients. I long for stories and distortions because in my fantasies, I make them better. I work with them compassionately and wisely and competently. But when I get a real client that I would love to have in my dreams of me as wonderful therapist, I have no id...

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Rahl, in this thread you remind me of an overly stuffy uncle who I want to pick on because it's just plain fun. However, I will attempt a bit more of a serious tone for the sake of not permanently pissing you off. Let me clarify. It was not meant to be malicious. None of this has been intended as ma...

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*continues to be amused*

Enjoying those sour grapes much? Tasty, neh?

Please, please, do keep playing this game with me. I'm obviously planning to start caring about your overly serious response to what was initially meant as a lighthearted jest.

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There's a Cathy cartoon where her mother comes to rescue her from getting a haircut in which the punchline is, "When we're feeling most cut off from life is when we're most likely to pay someone to come at us with a pair of scissors."

God knows that's applied in my own life.

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I still really don't understand calling all soda "coke." All soda is neither coca-cola or cocaine. Yeah. But after you live in an area that does it, it makes sense. I can't explain it. It just does. And so you do it. And then you move to an area where people say "pop" and you ju...

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Yeah, I went through a major paper snowflake phase. I had bought a big book of scrapbook paper -- and I don't scrapbook. So I'd cut them out when I had insomnia or was watching TV. Now I have about thirty of them -- very lacy, very colorful -- as kind of wallpaper by my desk. It's very psychedelic. ...

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*hugs hugs hugs* I once created a pantheon of gods named Coincidence, Fate, Luck, and Divine Justice. They each had specific characteristics and ways of alternately blessing people and screwing with them. Coincidence and Fate have obviously been drinking together. When they drink together, they get ...

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Starlooker in the Pit (the office she shares with 12 other doc students) 1. Counseling Psychology sweatshirt with hood 2. Aquafina bottled water. Dasani only if they were out of Aquafina. Absolutely no carbonated beverages 3. Empty tea or latte cup either from Starbucks or from campus coffee shop 4....

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I don't like my friend's favorite non-department friend. She's funny and quirky and charming and very pretty and I seriously hate her. I can't stand people who talk about their "friends" behind their backs to total strangers, because it's like, how can you trust someone like that? Not that...

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- Write a list of things to do for my dissertation DONE!!! SEE BELOW To Do: 1. Go through my theory. Make it sound. Make it do-able. Cut things out where needed. Employ felt board if necessary. 2.Go through constructs. Figure out which ones require self-made measures and which do not. Make a list of...

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My uncle wants to set me up with a nice young tall doctor and all I feel is dread. Not excitement. Not curiosity. And yet, just in case, I'm trying to figure out how to lose weight and get my skin cleared by Thanksgiving. Because the fact that I probably don't want him (any him) doesn't change the f...

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Yes, because thaaat's rational. *amused by these cute little biting quips* Did I claim it was rational? I don't have excuse myself for enjoying the fact that the causes and party I support now have some actual power to get some things done. Be resentful all you want. I saw on the news this morning ...

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Ms. Pelosi frightens me :( Good. Now you know how it feels. So frightening political extremism is acceptable when..... you agree with the extremist? Or are you just being vindictive? I've been scared s***** for six years. With reason, as it turns out. About time someone else felt it. And I don't th...

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Ms. Pelosi frightens me

Good.

Now you know how it feels.

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Today is the first day in a long time I haven't felt the urge to move to Canada. Proud to be an American. And all that good stuff.

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I found out over Spring Break that I was actually the other woman. E-mails have been sent. Groveling will soon commence.

Been there. Done that.

Ouch ouch ouch ouch.

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Anonshadow, I am 100% in agreement with you thus far. ~~~~~~ By the way, on the adoption thing, I know when my best friend was adopting there was a lot of concern about getting the father to sign away his legal rights to the child so that the adoption could go through. And I know of cases where the ...

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25 isn't even halfway! 26 is!

Shush you.

Yeah, I'm 26.

Fortunately, had the quarter-life crisis at 24 and am happily settled down into spinsterdom. With cats.

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Depends on the man. I mean, that's great if he's supportive and caring and will honor your opinions and behave with integrity. I truly do believe that ideally, that would be a decision the man and woman make together. But I would never, never, ever support legislation mandating it because so many me...

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I don't like getting into these discussions, but I must point out that using the word "inconvenience" to describe the incredible physical and emotional upheaval of pregnancy, the birthing process, and the work that goes into supporting, and raising a child for 18 years seems a little, uh, ...

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I woke up at 5:00 AM and spent an hour scoring a Rorshach!

Oh, and I scheduled time to talk with a professor about some stuff that I don't want to talk about!

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How to Fail as a Therapist: 50 Ways to Lose or Damage Your Clients -- nice practical supplement to a methods class. Helpful tips. Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse -- now that I'm CBT, I'm trying to learn something about it. What I will be reading in the very near future: Fragile Things by Neil ...

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*waiting for it... waiting for it...*

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fair enough

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Me neither, exactly.

But I'd know it if I were it.

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It's not about giving words power, neo. Words inherently have power. Language is what society is built on -- basically what it is made out of. The thoughts and feelings are great... and they're expressed through words. And how you understand those thoughts and feelings is based within a culture crea...

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Dear You, Three pieces of wisdom adapted from Mom: You're getting frustrated. You need to take a break and come back to it. Yes, I know you're mad at your grade but did you learn the material? That's what it's about. And finally, Kirsten Louise, if you'd studied before like I asked you to you wouldn...

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I did not cry in front of my professor when I was looking at the test key in comparison to my test.

It was really, really, really bad.

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Um. Right. See my statement regarding "context is everything." If I lived in the 1400s or 1600s, then it would mean something different than it does now. See previous statements of other posters regarding language being a living thing. However, given that we have the dictionary definition ...

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Ooh, ooh, ooh! A Charlie Brown comic. Lucy is up at bat and strikes out. Lucy: You should give me FOUR strikes because I'm a girl! Umpire: Strike Four! Lucy: You should give me FIVE strikes because I was sick yesterday! Umpire: Strike five! Lucy: You should give me SIX strikes because I'm so cute! S...

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