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- verb Present participle of
excerpt .
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Its hard to do this article justice in excerpting it, so I encourage you to follow the link above and read the whole thing, but hear are some choice highlights (bold emphasizes some particular passages I will comment on)
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » On Totally Losing Perspective 2004
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I do like the idea of excerpting recent posts on the main page to entice the reader to click on -- maybe that would work, I'd just need to check one page to see if there was anything interesting to read on any of sub-sites.
The new "blog magazine" trend. Ann Althouse 2006
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Titus doesn't address the issue of excerpting which is what I do at all, but merely states that it's necessary for those who post articles in full to seek permission first.
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Titus doesn't address the issue of excerpting which is what I do at all, but merely states that it's necessary for those who post articles in full to seek permission first.
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The Huffington Post is excerpting a series of these fascinating stories.
Faces of America: The True Dichotomy of Eva Longoria Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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The Huffington Post is excerpting a series of these fascinating stories.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The Yamaguchi Story -- How an Immigrant Farmer Paved the Way for Success Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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For grades 7-12, the Department of Education suggests teachers prepare by excerpting quotes from Obama's speeches on education for their students to contemplate - and ask as questions such as Why does President Obama want to speak with us today?
Florida GOP chair: Obama trying to 'indoctrinate' children 2009
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The Huffington Post is excerpting a series of these fascinating stories.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The Yamaguchi Story -- How an Immigrant Farmer Paved the Way for Success Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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Rather, there may be a few clips, just as on TV, but with the excerpting process actually encouraged or multiplied by Internet habits.
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The Huffington Post is excerpting a series of these fascinating stories.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Faces of America: The True Dichotomy of Eva Longoria Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2010
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