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Art. I, sec. 10, of the U.S. Constitution: "No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection laws"

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10-27-2011 , 06:54 PM

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JaredL

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Holy ****!

That's accurate as well. Here is a link to a high-res shot from archives.gov.

I cropped that:

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10-27-2011 , 09:48 PM

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ToTheInternet

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14-punctuation-marks-that-you-never-knew-existed

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10-28-2011 , 12:31 AM

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peterc1992

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agrument with my friend last nite.Which is it??

There bad language effected me badly

or there bad language harmed me baddly

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10-28-2011 , 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by peterc1992

agrument with my friend last nite.Which is it??

There bad language effected me badly

or there bad language harmed me baddly

Neither. It's "They're foul language hurtted me badrealz."

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10-28-2011 , 10:07 AM

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SGT RJ

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I'm pretty sure we need to start using the snark, the interrobang, and the exclamation and question commas again. Someone please explain how they ever went out of style.

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10-28-2011 , 11:33 AM

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ToTheInternet

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Yeah that they went out of style is baffling

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10-28-2011 , 04:31 PM

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baumer

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****

this isn't going to be fun.

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10-28-2011 , 04:50 PM

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SGT RJ

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Yeah that they went out of style is baffling

Snark me all you want, but the interrobang at least would still be pretty useful, since I see people do "!?!" all the time.

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10-29-2011 , 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RussellinToronto

"a limited number of" is a prepositional phrase modifying the subject "fields": hence, "are" is correct.

It may help to think of it this way: if you reduce this sentence to its essential meaning, it becomes: "fields are limited" (not "number is limited").

Just out of curiosity, can you elaborate on this? I thought all prepositional phrases began with prepositions (reducing the sentence to "there [is/are] a limited number you can go into")?

*Edit* Didn't see browser's post until after, but it still doesn't seem definitive to me.

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10-29-2011 , 06:20 PM

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Gordy N. Okam

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Originally Posted by GMan42

Question that arose when checking 12yo son's essay last night. In the following sentence:

"If you don't go to college, there [is/are] a limited number of fields you can go into."

Which is correct? First instinct is "is" based on s/v agreement, but is "a number of something" considered plural even though "number" itself is singular? I think this thread is making me overthink things.

Not to mention ' into' is a preposition. There are a limited number of fields into which you can go.

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10-30-2011 , 01:34 AM

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jjbooey

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Best website to help improve my grammar and punctuation??

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10-30-2011 , 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GMan42

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"A [limited] number of" is a quantifier, an adjectival phrase modifying "fields," not a prepositional phrase afaik. It's similar to "few."

"There are [few / a limited number of] fields you can go into."

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10-30-2011 , 01:24 PM

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IE Mike

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Originally Posted by jjbooey

Best website to help improve my grammar and punctuation??

She has a good website/podcast for grammar.

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/

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10-30-2011 , 04:22 PM

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You are a wealth of information.

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10-30-2011 , 05:17 PM

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I need me some interrobang. Hawt.

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11-01-2011 , 10:34 AM

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Gordy N. Okam

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New Geico commercial on the radio: Home is where the savings is.

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11-01-2011 , 11:37 AM

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private joker

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New Geico commercial on the radio: Home is where the savings is.

This weekend get ready for all the people talking about "Daylight Savings Time."

Spoiler:

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11-01-2011 , 01:00 PM

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leo doc

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This weekend get ready for all the people talking about "Daylight Savings Time."

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I'm waiting for the "Daylight Saving's Time" talk.

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11-01-2011 , 03:13 PM

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ReasonableGuy

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From a recent Venetian e-mail:

And no, the stilettos in question don't own anything.

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11-01-2011 , 04:33 PM

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Gordy N. Okam

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It's not daylight savings? But it's such a good bargain! I can't pass up those kinds of savings!

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11-01-2011 , 05:55 PM

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Brocktoon

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Is Stiletto the name of a place, or are they just generically referring to the type of shoe?

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11-01-2011 , 06:36 PM

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I believe daylight saving time is unique for me in that it's so commonly said incorrectly that I don't look down on people who **** it up, but instead think more highly of people who get it right.

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11-01-2011 , 10:26 PM

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Can I through a semantic drift (change) question in here?

Use of the word spectacular. Whenever I hear a news person say a "spectacular fire" or "spectacular explosion" I think that this is an odd modern-day use of the word.

I know this may have fit years ago, but does anyone else find it odd to use the word spectacular in a context that is not positive?

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