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A bit overdone, to be sure.

But I'd rather see the writer err on that side than write a 17-line paragraph.
 
Yeah. The organizations that have presented him with those national writing awards over the years apparently feel the same way.

(No, I'm not Martin.)
 
It could be worse, as I can testify to that.
I was editing a column (nobody national, thank goodness) in which the person wrote a one-sentence paragraph that had -- I kid you not -- 101 words.
I felt like Marcell Ledbetter with the lightweight chainsaw that night.
 
When I saw this thread, I thought you were talking about this: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-rays-phillies&prov=ap&type=lgns
 
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