Exercise 4: Colon, Dash, Parentheses

Minnie didn't like her name. When she was little, playmates frequently called her "Minnie Mouse." They also called her other names "Skinnie Minnie," "Minnow," "Money," and Manny." As she grew older, Minnie felt even more disadvantaged by her name. She felt that other women with names like Mary or Carolyn or Elizabeth were taken much more seriously. She also thought that her name sounded far too childish for a person with an M.B.A. degree and ten years of experience in the business world. What she didn't realize while others did was that her name had "staying power." Once others learned her name at business meetings, conventions, or other professional gatherings they didn't forget.

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