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I love the idea, but I wish the sentences were capitalized and the dashes were fixed. I think the spaces between dashed elements need to be removed. Right now, I see things like "cyber- neon" or "bomb- ware".

In a similar vein, there's DeLorean Ipsum, which I often use for fake text when mocking up UI: https://satoristudio.net/delorean-ipsum/



> At the calculated moment, you start off from down the street driving toward the cable execrating to eighty-eight miles per hour.

Not sure if my execrations have enough umph to propel a stainless steel-clothed automobile to 88mph.


Even though this is an obvious type, execrate is a real word, and it's not the one you are thinking of. It means "to express great loathing".


> Even though this is an obvious type

An obvious typo, you might even say!

When correcting someone on a finer point, it’s only fair to subject yourself to the same even-handed criticism before posting.

(I am a descriptivist, not a prescriptivist when it comes to spelling and grammar, but I am a stickler for the rules when it’s time to follow them! It’s fair to assume that we didn’t know there was going to be a test, and I have made typos also. I just thought this was ironic. Carry on!)


I actually spotted that within the edit window but decided to leave it as I deserved it.


I did indeed look it up before posting. I shall translate: I don’t believe my expressions of great loathing provide the required energy. YMMV.


As in cursing; I assume they know what the word means.




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