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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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1b00It doesn't seem to have any meaning:02b02br
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01b00"The ultimate source for 01i01font00everything Howie02font02i00"02b02br
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01b00"She bought it 01i01font00while in NYC02font02i00"02b02br
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01b00"Press Enter 01i01font00when ready02font02i00"02b02br
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01b00Why are they written like this? is this a formal language?02b0-
  

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1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00It doesn't seem to have any meaning:02br 02br 00"The ultimate source for 01i 01font 00everything Howie02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00"She bought it 01i 01font 00while in NYC02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00"Press Enter 01i 01font 00when ready02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00Why are they written like this? 01font 00 It's just the omission of some words. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"The ultimate source for everything that is Howie" (I don't know what the name 'Howie' means here, but you could certainly say something like "The ultimate source for everything that is technological" 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"She bought it while she was in NYC"02font 02br 02br 01font 00"Press Enter when you are ready"02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 02br 01font 02font 00 0-

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00It doesn't seem to have any meaning:02br 02br 00"The ultimate source for 01i 01font 00everything Howie02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00"She bought it 01i 01font 00while in NYC02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00"Press Enter 01i 01font 00when ready02font 02i 00"02br 02br 00Why are they written like this?
  • 01font 00 It's just the omission of some words.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"The ultimate source for everything that is Howie" (I don't know what the name 'Howie' means here, but you could certainly say something like "The ultimate source for everything that is technological" 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"She bought it while she was in NYC"02font 02br 02br 01font 00"Press Enter when you are ready"02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 02br 01font 02font 00 0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00It doesn't seem to have any meaning:02br
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00"The ultimate source for 01i01font00everything Howie02font02i00"02br
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00"She bought it 01i01font00while in NYC02font
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1b00ok. thanx. i knew what they meant...it's just that they didn't sound good.02b02br
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01b00about Howie...he's a singer. and i've seen a lot of webs saying: ."..soruce everything Britney..." that's just they way they are expressed.02b0-
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0Hi,02br
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00OK, I understand about Howie. 02br
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00Putting a noun after 'everything' in this sentence is only for informal speech.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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