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- adjective Not
punctuated , lackingpunctuation . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
unpunctuate .
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Examples
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Call me a romantic, but the idea of unpunctuated quiet time seems like one we should bring back.
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Call me a romantic, but the idea of unpunctuated quiet time seems like one we should bring back.
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“He simply sent us copy that was unpunctuated, no spell checks - straight off the cuff - a nightmare and yet worthwhile because what he had to say was always pertinent.”
Global Voices in English » Africa: Remembering Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem 2009
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"Every year without knowing it I have passed the day/When the last fires will wave to me/And the silence will set out/Tireless traveler," he wrote, in the unpunctuated form that has defined his style.
W.S. Merwin, Hawaii-based poet, will serve as 17th U.S. laureate 2010
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They are written in the same unpunctuated rhythms of his poetry, and they connect the details of the photographs to the long lists and relentlessly noticing eye of Ginsberg's best written work.
'Beat Memories' at the National Gallery: Photography review by Philip Kennicott 2010
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Recently I deleted a comment from the book review blog because it was badly spelled, unpunctuated, and included the acronym lol.
Short Attention Spam « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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Sometimes these ideas were sketched out in a short paragraph or two, often unpunctuated.
Storyteller Donald Sturrock 2010
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When I used to walk past the back of my college in Euston the 60's they had a permanent unpunctuated sign - 'PART TIME CLEANING LADIES WANTED'.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Since actual English speakers dislike unpunctuated sentences, run-on sentences are less accurate, and punctuation is the accepted practice, the only reason not to properly punctuate sentences is to offend.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists: 2009
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Contrary to legend, the scroll was not a roll of teletype paper but a series of large sheets of tracing paper that Kerouac cut to fit and taped together, and it is not unpunctuated - merely unparagraphed, which makes a certain physical demand on the reader, who is deprived of the usual rest stops.
Sante on On the Road 2007
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