tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post8859182110447087675..comments2023-10-31T08:09:25.281-07:00Comments on T.: Dits & DotsT. http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-14857404402443564232011-01-19T14:48:59.307-08:002011-01-19T14:48:59.307-08:00The days of Julius Caesar's Latin contained ne...The days of Julius Caesar's Latin contained neither capitals nor punctuation. Julius Caesar was noted for the rapidity with which he could both read and write since without capitals, punctuation or even paragraphs, writing was difficult and reading was even more so when the matters weren't lists of itemized whatevers and how much they cost or how much they sold for.<br /><br />Grammar and punctuation, and spelling too, are how we express ourselves on paper, since we don't have gestures, facial expressions, variations in volume or guns to express ourselves. Another reason one cannot be bothered with twits and texts.<br /><br />Love, C.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-51708560345192289132011-01-18T13:57:55.079-08:002011-01-18T13:57:55.079-08:00A diacritical love story!
Yours for flamboyant ...A diacritical love story! <br /><br />Yours for flamboyant trees that black birds punctuate,<br />MimMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039776441665375475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-33495044260563096682011-01-18T11:37:56.988-08:002011-01-18T11:37:56.988-08:00oh paul (see, no caps), you crack me up.
I love t...oh paul (see, no caps), you crack me up.<br /><br />I love this story, t. how perfect that all those collage bums dropped off after you defined/refined your search.<br /><br />...and don't you know that "the punctuation is personal"? Carol Hanisch said something like this, way back in 1969.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-91432877568269499492011-01-18T10:17:33.763-08:002011-01-18T10:17:33.763-08:00I guess my, overuse, of commas means, well, I must...I guess my, overuse, of commas means, well, I must, you know, breathe too much ,,, ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-26887350001915423982011-01-18T09:23:45.641-08:002011-01-18T09:23:45.641-08:00Oh no! what a bad pun, K. I better not join your...Oh no! what a bad pun, K. I better not join your organization, I love run-on sentences and the entire idea of just saying what you feel like. (see?) It all depends on what you're trying to express. If you are into formality and coldness, then use semicolons in personal e-mail. If you're feeling more spontaneous, just keep typing and see what happens, forget grammar capitalization spelling and punctuation. Use a lot of dashes-- that's liberating. But being a librarian and a cataloger, I fully appreciate where you two are coming from in regard to perfection. I'd rather have somebody write poorly than not at all. haha spSusanna Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171292385713491199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-28155592450899482252011-01-18T08:16:51.060-08:002011-01-18T08:16:51.060-08:00I'm for a movement called Get Political About ...I'm for a movement called Get Political About Punctuation (GPAP). In today's climate, though, it would be subject to vicious, unfounded attacks called GPAP smears.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-69110069848229254832011-01-18T08:14:12.949-08:002011-01-18T08:14:12.949-08:00Nicole F! The GRE shouldd contain a grammar compon...Nicole F! The GRE shouldd contain a grammar component. Just sayin'.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-4481793555370009032011-01-18T07:07:22.146-08:002011-01-18T07:07:22.146-08:00Oh my. Where to start? I live in World of Science,...Oh my. Where to start? I live in World of Science, and Scientists, I fear, never really paid attention in grammar class at all. It is more than just a lapse in punctuation, is a lapse in spelling, and worst of all, utter lack of syntax!! <br />T. I should send you some emails from my prof; they'll make you giggle...Nicole Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389818299967222079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-55299003345245424922011-01-17T20:57:33.581-08:002011-01-17T20:57:33.581-08:00of Corse men no how two uze, punktewashion: sum ov...of Corse men no how two uze, punktewashion: sum ov us Did gow two Kolage% and we kan SpelCro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-39151783668159759602011-01-17T14:12:40.243-08:002011-01-17T14:12:40.243-08:00Oh T, this is brilliant! You are brilliant!
If n...Oh T, this is brilliant! You are brilliant! <br /><br />If not the name of a movement, "Get Political About Punctuation" could be the title for a new collection? (Clothes? Poems? Short Stories? Sculpture?)<br /><br />You and Paul could do a lot worse than be punctuation nerds. Bless you both!<br /><br />xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-40890424708492802822011-01-17T13:03:55.808-08:002011-01-17T13:03:55.808-08:00T., punctuation, grammar evolved for a reason. Wh...T., punctuation, grammar evolved for a reason. Why are people in such a hurry to devolve it?<br />I guess it doesn't matter what you type, just as long as you can type it FAST!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-3991801550370822112011-01-17T11:42:06.616-08:002011-01-17T11:42:06.616-08:00Also, my youngest son, who really struggled with p...Also, my youngest son, who really struggled with punctuation and capital letters when he was in school, now scolds me when I send him a less-than-perfect (notice the correct use of hyphens) text! He didn't get the whole comma thing. When I explained that it's when you take a breath in a sentence his response was "But I don't ever take a breath in a sentence!" And he was right about that.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-20541847578476765242011-01-17T11:39:44.308-08:002011-01-17T11:39:44.308-08:00Jacqueline, apparently the hyphen is on its way ou...Jacqueline, apparently the hyphen is on its way out also: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSHAR15384620070921<br /><br />And I've notice a dearth of semi-colons in the world lately. Perhaps we should start a movement --<br />"Get Political About Punctuation!"T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-70429409351214820742011-01-17T11:37:50.598-08:002011-01-17T11:37:50.598-08:00dinahmow -- HAHAHAHAHA! I want one of those!dinahmow -- HAHAHAHAHA! I want one of those!T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-58627626308706443032011-01-17T11:37:15.071-08:002011-01-17T11:37:15.071-08:00Melinda, no worries. I won't let any college g...Melinda, no worries. I won't let any college glass go out the door.T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-9516073296899386442011-01-17T11:29:08.038-08:002011-01-17T11:29:08.038-08:00We had a conversation around the dinner table on S...We had a conversation around the dinner table on Saturday evening about the imminent demise of the Capital Letter. It seems that They (and I can't remember who - but certainly an important They) are advocating all e-mail and text messaging do away with the Capital.<br />How on earth will I SHOUT in an email without capital letters?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-40124821241845037752011-01-17T11:01:05.355-08:002011-01-17T11:01:05.355-08:00Amusing! I was once introduced to a woman who had ...Amusing! I was once introduced to a woman who had returned to studying when her children were grown and now "has a university decree."<br /><br />(I am not really a lurker - I skipped from Claire Beynon's place.)dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-63788646089152977992011-01-17T10:12:21.138-08:002011-01-17T10:12:21.138-08:00what did you finally decide to frame, your collage...what did you finally decide to frame, your collage or your college?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-21267091607726080242011-01-17T10:10:56.929-08:002011-01-17T10:10:56.929-08:00oh dear, I cringe to think of how the final editor...oh dear, I cringe to think of how the final editor is cringing now that his/her packaging has been disseminated even so far as Target.<br /><br />There but for the grace of...<br /><br />But then, that's one of the reasons you are in my world, right? So that doesn't happen to me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com