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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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Why aren't there more Western movies like ''The Good, the Bad...

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01font00Why aren't there more Western movies like 01i00The Good, the Bad and the Ugly02i00 and 01i00A Fistful of Dollars02i00 etc.? I know Clint Eastwood has grown old, Sergio Leone is dead, and Ennio Moricone is also in his late '7001b01font00'02font02b00s. Isn't there anyone to fill their shoes?02font0-
  

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02br 02br 00Some people do use the ' in things like "a man in his 70's" but I don't. 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00Some people do use the ' in things like "a man in his 70's" but I don't.
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0I would use "in his late 70s." Don't use the ' before 70s, which is used to show the missing 19 in the 1970s.02br
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00Some people do use the ' in things like "a man in his 70's" but I don't. I'd say that's a style thing and is your choice.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00 . . . 01font00like 01i00The Good, the Bad and the Ugly02i00 and 01i00A Fistful of Dollars02i00 etc.02font02font02br
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00Some people would argue that it's redundant to say both 'like' and 'etc.' I rather agree
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0Grammar Geek and Clive, thank you very muh for helping me. Wishing both of you good health and many years of happiness. 01b01font00Suggestions are still welcome.02font02b02br
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20Some people would argue that it's 20redundant to say both 'like' and 'etc20.' I rather agree with them.22br
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0 01b01font00A 'pet peeve' is something (usually relatively insignificant in the greater plan of things) that annoys one.02font02b00 0-
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0"...Morricone..." not "...Moricone..."02br
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01cite10Philip12cite11b11font10A 'pet peeve' is something (usually relatively insignificant in the greater plan of things) that annoys one.12font12b12blockquote
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01cite10MrPedantic12cite10"...Morricone..." not "...Moricone..."12br
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10Dear MrP,02b
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0G'day jackson,02br
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00I think that you may be approaching this from the wrong angle.02br
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00The Clint Eastwood Cool is everywhere.02br
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00Have a look at John Travolta in Pulp Fiction or Get Shorty.02br
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00All of the CSI spawn is suffused with super cool flint eyed avengers. David Caruso has carved a
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