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- noun Plural form of
parenthetical .
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Examples
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(I can't speak to why City Folk didn't sell well - I played it, it was fun, although I got bored fairly quickly since it was basically the same as Wild World (which I played to death (abusing parentheticals is fun, you should do it more often)))
Wilting The Evergreen SVGL 2009
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No way would the Board (nor you) allow arbitrary terminology across projects even if it is "parentheticals" (whatever that means).
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No way would the Board (nor you) allow arbitrary terminology across projects even if it is "parentheticals" (whatever that means).
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I too was confused by the parentheticals, but as I read on and realized what was going on – I felt that aha moment that some stories and novels give you, that jolt of dawning realization (The Hours and Middlesex come to mind … possible confusion offered in both these excellent novels).
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My compulsion to place so many parentheticals above is part of the point.
Tamsin Smith: 'A Thousand Twangling Instruments' Tamsin Smith 2011
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My compulsion to place so many parentheticals above is part of the point.
Tamsin Smith: 'A Thousand Twangling Instruments' Tamsin Smith 2011
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I think that if you don't know me, this is at least clear in my excessive run-on sentences and extensive parentheticals.
Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: 10 - The Big Shot 2010
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Along with lots of parentheticals on my dialogue tags.
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So, five things, ahoy, with plenty of parentheticals in sight.
The Five of Friday 2010
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(Hey, maybe I don't need to be doing these little fact-checking parentheticals.)
Who are these women?: D.C. "Housewives" recap and fact-check (#1, Aug. 5) 2010
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