I myself, tend to use alot of periods and dashes.. A single period for me just seems awkward- and dashes just seem to help find ways to make sentences longer then they should be.. - Rather then that though, I tend to spell things right.. No 'lol's or ' R U OK? ' type stuff.. - I capitalize my sentences and all.. I just have excessive punctuation disorder(EPD)... yep.. - And now that I have discovered how to make things bold on here.. You should be seeing lots of that too..
~Sir Montague
Ps~ Oh, and I like to title people as Sir and Lady
[ June 05, 2004, 01:48 AM: Message edited by: Pepek ]
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
You think a single period looks awkward? Your boldfaced type, double periods, and superfluous hyphens-as-dashes make baby Ender cry.
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
*blinks* I never knew my writing could have such an effect.. Oh yah.. I blink, shrug and roll my eyes alot too with those star-like things.. heh.. *shrugs*
~Sir Montague Posted by Nefarious (Member # 6591) on :
I tend to use way to many commas, or semi-colons... it's a horrid affliction.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
I have a slight tendency to compose my posts (comments, critiques and worshipful praises) indirectly of the intended target. *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
Pepek-
I, too, am constantly using an ellipses and *asterisk action*s... constantly... >_>
*shrugs*
-D
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
*makes ovular motion in the air with finger*
well... ellipticity certainly seems to be a theme .
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
*chuckles* Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I suppose if your writing does not suffice to distinguish you from the pack, erratic punctuation and noisy formatting might help achieve that end.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
He, he, he. Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Piercing.
Eeee-yow. *wince
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
*reaches up and sticks on another asterisk with some ABC gum*
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:I suppose if your writing does not suffice to distinguish you from the pack, erratic punctuation and noisy formatting might help achieve that end.
Well said. I'm a big fan of letting words speak for themselves.
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Pshh.. get over yourself Mr. David's Son.. and a phone booth.. get over one of those too.. - jerk face.
*crys*
~Sir Montague
[ June 05, 2004, 03:52 PM: Message edited by: Pepek ]
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
For the love of everything I hold dear, please stop the bolding and the aberrant punctuation!
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
*emphasizes his bolderizationessness*
[ June 05, 2004, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: Pepek ]
Posted by St. Yogi (Member # 5974) on :
Why?
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
*shrugs* Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Pepek hurts my eyes.
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Oh come on.. is the bold really that bad?
~Sir Montague Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
I wish I knew what to say the that last post but... >_^ I can't read it.
Oh, wait... There, that's better.
Edit: I really am just teasing, hun, but... yes, the bold at least ought to go. It makes me want to skip your posts just to avoid looking at them.
[ June 05, 2004, 05:44 PM: Message edited by: Pixie ]
Posted by St. Yogi (Member # 5974) on :
Bold is bad.
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
*grumbles* Only because we both have P names and the same amount of letters in them am I willing to do this.. blah..
~Sir Montague
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Danke danke. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Okay, while I'm not a big fan of the bold, I like the way you stopped using bold. So you get points. Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote: Only because we both have P names and the same amount of letters in them am I willing to do this
You cannot get more reasonable then that, in fairness.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Oh come on.. is the bold really that bad?
Yes.
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
quote: Yes
*shakes head with furious indignation*
"no!"
fallow Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Emboldening is far too useful to waste. As are CAPITALization and italicization.
As an emergency attention grabber: ...blah blah blah blah blah Go see a doctor, IMMEDIATELY blah blah blah blah blah...
As a safety attention grabber: ...blah blah blah blah Do NOT use a microwave to hardboil eggs* blah blah blah blah...
To highlight where an acronym or contraction used as jargon is coming from: ...blah blah blah CentralProcessingUnit...blah blah blah...CPU blah blah blah... ...blah blah blah medicalevacuation...blah blah blah...medevac blah blah blah...
Using 'much' as an example, I would write: 'much' to allow the readers to see the emphasis that they would hear if they were listening to me instead. 'MUCH' to show that the quantitative change is highly significant: as in comparing Jupiter to Pluto. 'MUCH' to show that the quantitative change is great enough to be a qualitative difference: as in comparing the physics at our scale against the physics at the quantum scale.
And one can remove ambiguity. Because italicization shifts which clause that "too often" is modifying, Use of capitalization, italics, or emboldening too often removes important communication tools from ones wordsmithing workbench. has a different meaning than Use of capital letters, italics, or emboldening too often removes important communication tools from ones wordsmithing workbench. The second version being what I'm trying to communicate.
* Microwaving an egg in the shell can cause a pressure build up that will cause it to explode. Often enough, the explosion occurs after the cook removes the egg from the microwave oven: all to frequently causing facial burns, punctures, and eye injuries requiring emergency room treatment.
[ June 06, 2004, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I think you mean "bolding," not "emboldening."
Posted by SoberTillNoon (Member # 6170) on :
I use metaphore quite often. Take a bit of a conversation I am having right now:
quote: (06/06)[15:17:24] Gavin: na....like i said, id tell u the basics, and let u figure out the rest on ur own (06/06)[15:17:59] SoberTillNoon: So, instead of blind folding me in a room with knives on the floor -- bare foot -- you just blind me in one eye?
Other than that, I try to keep my grammar pretty tight. I never claimed to be able to spell, though. I must say, the "sir" and "lady" thing is pretty unique.
[ June 06, 2004, 03:23 PM: Message edited by: SoberTillNoon ]
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Metaphor has nothing to do with grammar.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Instead of using itallics, caps, or bold, I tend to use *astericks* to *emphasize* words.
Posted by SoberTillNoon (Member # 6170) on :
I was pointing out two different aspects of my writing....
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I would imagine that this thread has driven Jon Boy to tears of frustration and disillusionment.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Indeed it has. Is my life even worth living anymore? I don't know.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
It should encourage him that he'll never want for a job. Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Well, that's somewhat encouraging.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Un petit d’un petit s’étonne aux Halles Un petit d’un petit a degrés te fallent Indolent qui ne sort cesse Indolent qui ne se mène Que dent peux te un petit Tout Gai de Reguennes.
[ June 06, 2004, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by gwan (Member # 6194) on :
I use alot of... and I found myself doing the *Action* thingy, in my personal journal at home, I almost strangled myself. *ties a noose*
Posted by Misha McBride (Member # 6578) on :
*derail*
quote:As a safety attention grabber: ...blah blah blah blah Do NOT use a microwave to hardboil eggs* blah blah blah blah... * Microwaving an egg in the shell can cause a pressure build up that will cause it to explode. Often enough, the explosion occurs after the cook removes the egg from the microwave oven: all to frequently causing facial burns, punctures, and eye injuries requiring emergency room treatment.
It can also blow your microwave door open if the eggs explode while still inside, thus ruining the microwave.
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