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Re: indieFan's List (was Re: Use Of Punctuation In A Post...)
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12. If you have a follow-up question, you may choose to post a new thread. If you do so, please reference the original thread in the title and/or the text. I'd like to be able to find the original thread quickly. Please see the subject line for this post as an example.
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While we are on the subject of peeves  I think that using the transitive verb "reference" is often less appropriate than the simple and direct phrase, "refer to".
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16. The incorrect use of ellipses (...). As stated previously, ellipses are used to denote that one is thinking of what to say.
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According to Miriam Webster's online dictionary, an ellipsis can indicate a pause or an omission of words. See this post for an example.
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Words/phrases  I avoid: basis, mitigate, leveraging, transitioning, impact (instead of affect/effect), facilitate, programmatic, problematic, issue (instead of problem), latency (instead of delay), dependency (instead of prerequisite), connectivity, usage & utilize (instead of use), downed, functionality, functional, power on, descore, alumni (instead of alumnus/alumna), the enterprise, methodology, nomenclature, form factor (instead of size or shape), competency, modality, provided(with), provision(ing), irregardless/irrespective, signage, colorized, pulsating, ideate
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