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Old 04-27-2025, 04:16 PM   #24713
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Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

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When people want to emphasize something in a sentence and completely botch which word or phrase to highlight (either by capitalizing or italics). For example, just saw this one:

"Once you start the Logical Reasoning Test you will not be allowed TO stop the test". What purpose does capitalizing "TO" serves here? What am I missing here? Wasn't the easy choice to highlight "NOT"?
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Old 04-27-2025, 05:38 PM   #24714
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Reminds me of the official "blog" of unnecesary "quotation marks."

Like ... THIS IS NOT AN "EXIT"...signs.
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Old 04-27-2025, 06:42 PM   #24715
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Reminds me of the official "blog" of unnecesary "quotation marks."

Like ... THIS IS NOT AN "EXIT"...signs.
I've also seen those NO SMOKING signs with with the red circle and the slash through it. It feels like a double-negative, like maybe I can smoke.
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Old 04-27-2025, 06:46 PM   #24716
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Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

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You're not going to say it like that, are you?

Try it like this...
"These muffin tops ARE making me ... thirsty."
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Old 04-27-2025, 07:45 PM   #24717
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I've also seen those NO SMOKING signs with with the red circle and the slash through it. It feels like a double-negative, like maybe I can smoke.
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