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    Default My frugal lifestyle

    Is much like my use of commas. A couple weeks ago my husband pulled out some keys to clean them off but we ended up losing our comma key. Now in order to use a comma, I have to grab the nearest pencil and poke it down into the hole the button used to sit in. I have to weigh my need for commas with my desire to spend as little effort as I can creating them. It's very similar to the way I shop... "Do I really need another comma?"
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    Nope you can live without it

    in fact you can get away without any punctuation at all if your choose

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    I swear I know how to spell frugal.

    My daughter walked up and was all "Furgal? What does furgal mean?" I thought she was just reading it wrong.

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    Well, on the other hand, of course, sometimes commas are nice, if they are not too much trouble, if you know what I mean!

    But I'd abandon them too if I had to use a pencil.
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    Teehee. I kind of like the word "furgal". I may use it myself.

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    Furgal....hmmm, I like it !!! LOL
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    You could break off a key that you use even less than the comma key and pop it into the comma spot.
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    I would substitute a semicolon. I have always found it to be an attractive punctuation but hard to find the perfect spot for.
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    This thread is just too funny! I agree with the above post just rip of a key that you rarely use and use it - the square bracket is hardly ever used.
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    How about the button next to the #1? What does anyone use that for anyway? Oh, by the way I didn't mean the 2.

    Furgal....it does make you giggle to say it and for some reason it makes me think of the muppets.

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    I personally love the key next to the #1 ~ I think it is like a pretty little dash~ much prettier than an ordinary dash- don't you think. I think it's ok to just skip the ,'s .
    Furgal huh? Does this gal wear fur coats? I'll bet she stays warm even when the heat is turned way down...................very Frugal if I do say so myself
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    The ~ is called a tilde (TILL-duh)

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnnK View Post
    Nope you can live without it

    in fact you can get away without any punctuation at all if your choose
    of
    course

    you

    can

    if it s good enough for e e cummings

    it s good enough

    for

    me

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    LOL! You know you are serious about frugality (or is that furgality) when you can find an analogy in your keyboard issues.
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