{Sheesh} One phrase from er, Der Berk creates a vastly larger %dudgeon in these parts than
That is, the number of Iraqi deaths in July approaches the number of civilians killed at Qana, on every day of the month.Look, in my processor it scans Just Fine: [read at the.. right.. pace]
That is, the number of Iraqi deaths in July approaches.. the number of civilians killed at Qana: on. every. day. of. the. month.
Y'see? Along with the immortal Great Dane, Victor Borge - creator of the "audible punctuation" skit: I deem that the problem with our written-forms is -- insufficient attention paid to the FACT that speech consists ... largely ... of appropriately inserted SILENCES ... ... especially where more than one idea is carried, usually within a subordinate clause.
(The full-stop [.] need not define an end of some arbitrary 'sentence'.
And today.. Everybody *needs* to slow. down. and let the brain/memory/experience ... catch. up. "Multitasking" is an Illusion, whenever it comes to any subtle communication / anything nuanced.)
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