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Hi MW,

Connect the dots, also known as dot to dots is a kind of a paper puzzle containing a sequence of numbered dots. The puzzle is completed by drawing lines between the dots in order of the numbers, starting with a line between the dot next to the number one and the number two, and continuing on until the last number is reached. The drawn lines reveal hidden picture.
Most puzzles contain line art to supplement the image created by the lines between the dots.
Connect the dots puzzles are generally used by children.


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Hi MW,

Connect the dots, also known as dot to dots is a kind of a paper puzzle containing a sequence of numbered dots. The puzzle is completed by drawing lines between the dots in order of the numbers, starting with a line between the dot next to the number one and the number two, and continuing on until the last number is reached. The drawn lines reveal hidden picture.
Most puzzles contain line art to supplement the image created by the lines between the dots.
Connect the dots puzzles are generally used by children.

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MW,

From the sound of the questions you have been asking, "connect the dots" means that you should take a series of facts (the "dots"), and connect them, thus forming a bigger "picture." It is like a detective novel, when you are given many facts, and must try to guess the correct conclusion.

MW, where are you getting all of these expressions from? What are you doing? Taking a class?

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