Haha! I teach high school English, and was disheartened that tenth and eleventh graders didn't know how to use commas...but the kids will be happy to know it's not just them!
I've always had a comma addiction, and my critique loved calling me on it. So with my book, I also tossed in a bunch of ellipses and em-dashes...and suddenly it became my style.
We missed you in Boston! Seriously, the entirety of Boskone was a bunch of sad people sitting around the Westin lobby asking each other "Why didn't Sarah come this year?" and then single tears would fall from our eyes.
I always use commas instead of periods, because I never really feel like my "idea" is truly finished, so I stretch it out by never putting a period in, just commas, unfortunately this makes reading my sentences(if you can call them that), rather difficult, and then I was introduced to the wonderful word of semi-colons; they aren't commas, but they aren't periods; it's fantastic!
commas, can, be, evil, mostly, when, the, comp, tells, us, to, use, them, when, they, Are, not, needed. lol, that was fun. can't wait for ICE( or a number of other books. but ICE comes first.)
Ah commas how you pleague us. :-P
ReplyDeleteHaha! I teach high school English, and was disheartened that tenth and eleventh graders didn't know how to use commas...but the kids will be happy to know it's not just them!
ReplyDeleteCommas are mostly a matter of personal preference, anyway.
ReplyDeleteI've always had a comma addiction, and my critique loved calling me on it. So with my book, I also tossed in a bunch of ellipses and em-dashes...and suddenly it became my style.
ReplyDeleteWe missed you in Boston! Seriously, the entirety of Boskone was a bunch of sad people sitting around the Westin lobby asking each other "Why didn't Sarah come this year?" and then single tears would fall from our eyes.
ReplyDeleteSee you next year? :)
SavyLeartist: Oh, comma, thou art fair cruel.
ReplyDeleteBeth: I also mixed up "further" and "farther," which is horrifically embarrassing. I am still writhing in shame.
Q: I prefer lots of them!
Jay: That's comforting to hear. I am very fond of ellipses and em-dashes too. Sounds like we have similar styles. I also adore semicolons...
Ryan: I wish I could have been there! Definitely next year.
My English teacher taught my class proper punctuation last year, and now I'm a stickler for commas. :)
ReplyDeletePriya: I'm a stickler for proper use of semicolons. ;)
ReplyDeleteI always use commas instead of periods, because I never really feel like my "idea" is truly finished, so I stretch it out by never putting a period in, just commas, unfortunately this makes reading my sentences(if you can call them that), rather difficult, and then I was introduced to the wonderful word of semi-colons; they aren't commas, but they aren't periods; it's fantastic!
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commas, can, be, evil, mostly, when, the, comp, tells, us, to, use, them, when, they, Are, not, needed.
ReplyDeletelol, that was fun.
can't wait for ICE( or a number of other books. but ICE comes first.)
Enna Isilee: I think that's the best explanation for semicolon-usage I've ever heard.
ReplyDeleteHedgi: Thank, you, so, much!
Ha, that's funny. I probably don't either :)
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ReplyDeleteOoooooooookaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
ReplyDeleteI am sooo excited to read ICE!
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Lucas: Or o,k,a,a,a,a,y.
Sarah: I'm so excited to read Demon's Lexicon!
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