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Hi, I'm Jenn, and I'm a comma addict...
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL 
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Okay, considering the fact that I made almost straight As in English class in high school and during college I shouldn't be writing as carelessly as I do these days. I can't seem to remember that after every pause a comma does not go. I've been going around using and abusing commas with abandon, and am pleading with someone to help me! LOL! They're getting out of control, and I think I need some intervention. Is it going to be necessary for me to just go pay for a class at one of the local colleges in order to bring myself up from the ashes of greater English abilities? |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Hi, I'm K and I'm with the punctuation police... heh Why not post a sample of prose or something so we can look at your comma usage? (Actually, I'm also a hypocrite - I stuff up with punc. all the time. I just like to think I know what I am talking about...)  K...and I have found that a lifetime can be lived in one moment... T.G.M. [This message has been edited by Severn (edited 02-19-2001).] |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Alas, the neglected semicolon...... |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
OOOOOOOOOOOO - I LOVE the ; what I can't HANDLE is when it is abused: eg so he walked slowly; hands in his pockets. BLECH. 'the semi connects two related, complete sentences' However, I don't think it is wise to OVER use it either... I've seen some pieces of prose with semi after semi - looks over-burdened. K[This message has been edited by Severn (edited 02-19-2001).] |
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Temptress
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Well, I'll try a to find a sample piece of prose to test it on, but not tonight. See you all tomorrow! |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
It's past tomorrow, Jenn..  K...and I have found a lifetime can be lived in one moment... |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Semi colon??.... Those babies are used in compound-complex sentences - so you don't abuse the comma so badly... as opposed to ellipses and hyphens......  |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Nan - you can't come in here and steal my thunder...  K...and I have found a lifetime can be lived in one moment... |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
rofl...now I see just how long you have been queen of the run on sentence! Michael |
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Temptress
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Micheal! What ARE you doing in here?! I really must be the queen of run on! There are so many things that I look back on here and just shake my head at myself.  "How much is real? So much to question |
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