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chaoskitty

ellipsis vs. question marks

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I tend to disagree that an ellipsis used for a lengthier sentence break is improper grammar.
At which number of persons does the critical mass occur where a slang used in written or spoken form becomes accepted as proper grammar?
For example, there are many situations each day where we all use the incorrect conjugation of the verb "to be" where technically we should be using, "Thou art" and so forth. However, they are considered archaic and since the masses no longer use them, "you are" becomes proper grammar.

I personally believe that a comma does not indicate enough passage of time for certain ideas. It may be up to the reader, however, I don't want to count on the reader to figure out my ideas I want to get the correct communication across.

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Wow. I'm glad you kind of explained that a little further. I read it like you were going to quit using DRUGS or something for the next 24 hours. I had many, many thoughts following that, like "Why?", and "Man, that was so casually mentioned in a thread about punctuation." :D

Now, had it been written, "I'm going to quit using ' . . . ' for the next 24 hours", I would've gotten it.

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LOL! Oh no, I'll continue the illicit drug use, I just won't use any ellipsis when posting about it. :P

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II personally believe that a comma does not indicate enough passage of time for certain ideas.



Why do you want your writing to communicate the pauses, stumbles, stutters of speech? Isn't eliminating those one of the wonderful strengths of writing?


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II personally believe that a comma does not indicate enough passage of time for certain ideas.



Why do you want your writing to communicate the pauses, stumbles, stutters of speech? Isn't eliminating those one of the wonderful strengths of writing?

it depends on what it is that you are writting
Moreover one of the 1st rules of writting that i recall is, always write with the reader in mind, and write "to" your audience
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II personally believe that a comma does not indicate enough passage of time for certain ideas.



Why do you want your writing to communicate the pauses, stumbles, stutters of speech? Isn't eliminating those one of the wonderful strengths of writing?


Perhaps for the same reason jokes often involve a pause between setup and punch line...or not. ;)

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II personally believe that a comma does not indicate enough passage of time for certain ideas.



Why do you want your writing to communicate the pauses, stumbles, stutters of speech? Isn't eliminating those one of the wonderful strengths of writing?


Perhaps for the same reason jokes often involve a pause between setup and punch line...or not. ;)

Blues,
Dave


so would it be preferable to instead







































do this to set up a pause as opossed to ...
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Now that's annoying! Not quite as annoying as "anyhoo", but annoying nonetheless. Or is the none the less?

:ph34r::ph34r:
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Hello? Hello Pot? Kettle keeps calling me black!!!!!!!

no not at all merely a public service.


I dont give a toss about my grammar and spelling:ph34r::ph34r: those that do have an issue with it well....













they have issues:ph34r::ph34r:
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