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Thanks. Very helpful feedback...

I will attempt to ration my use of quotes in the future.....!

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by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 11:32:43 AM EST
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It was originally a form of protection against PNing. By putting words in quotes, it's like writing f*ck - you can't be picked on for using an obscene word, but everyone thinks they know what you mean ;-)

But I agree, too much is too much - a stylistic blunder.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 11:40:38 AM EST
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Obviously you mean fack - the short version of the swedish word fackförening (labor union). Though as this is the ET and not the FT it is not a dirty word ;-)

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by A swedish kind of death on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 11:45:11 AM EST
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Too facking right ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Wed Oct 8th, 2008 at 11:46:05 AM EST
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