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Re:Did an F-22 Blow Up an Illinois Club’s Hobby Balloon? by nirvgorilla on Friday February 17, 2023 @02:40PM (#34839349)
Oh really? Then why don't we say QUESTION MARK or PERIOD verbally for each sentence of you think the $ literally means "dollars?"
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Re:Did an F-22 Blow Up an Illinois Club’s Hobby Balloon? by fragmede on Friday February 17, 2023 @02:44PM (#34839405)
because we have other clues for that. A question is denoted by a raise in tone at the end of the sentence. A period is denoted by a pause.
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