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 This is my understanding too. But it seems that someone has co-opted the expresssion to mean a three-hander scene where the additional character is used as
Thanks for posting the link. I couldn't find your contact info otherwise I would have asked you. Thanks for posting the info, too. Scot ... From: Kerry
re rule of threes generally a comic tool, but can be used in tragic-comedy, or for build up of suspense, and can be verbal or physical or both at the same