Junkhead Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Commas exist, you know. Alright, on a more serious note...yeah, kind of felt it's a thing. People do this a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Semicolons are very underused; I find they should be used in many cases when people sometimes use a comma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magical Glace Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Silly Soul, the most overused punctuation is no punctuation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flee Fleet! Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 , ; . ' " : ? ! nice to know them all. Too bad periods are overrated as heck, amirite? And semicolons are seriously underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 We need a Tier list for punctuation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 ................................................................................................................................. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Glacies Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Periods are overused? Hm. I never noticed. ... No, seriously, I never noticed. Or in the least I don't pay attention. I figure it's better to overuse periods than to not use them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I think the comma in the thread title is probably not needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augestein Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I'd rather there be too many period than none! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 22 minutes ago, Glaceon Mage said: Silly Soul, the most overused punctuation is no punctuation! true 20 minutes ago, Rezzy said: We need a Tier list for punctuation. Don't. 10 minutes ago, Rex Glacies said: Periods are overused? Hm. I never noticed. ... No, seriously, I never noticed. Or in the least I don't pay attention. I figure it's better to overuse periods than to not use them at all. not sure if ironic 8 minutes ago, Rezzy said: I think the comma in the thread title is probably not needed. I'm sure it works there. 7 minutes ago, Augestein said: I'd rather there be too many period than none! nah, it's funny when people type like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rex Glacies Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Soul~! said: not sure if ironic I'm not that sure either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIHadToPickADude Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Semicolons exist too; they bridge what would be two sentences into one when the topic of both sentences would be better suited as just one. Also helps with Run-on sentences. Also the comma in the title is completely unnecessary. Commas, period, semicolons, and other punctuation marks tell you when you can take a breath (if reading aloud) or just signals the brain to stop for a second. There's no need for a break before saying online in that sentence. But if you were referring to something like "..." then that's actually got a name! It's ellipsis, and they usually represent the removal of a word ( or words). Also the one thing that JRPGS have a fetish for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisobeyedCargo Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Hm. I. Have. Never. Seen. This. Problem. Before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Periods suck, and commas rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuya Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Either you are talking about ellipsis or that people are inept at English...or both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 53 minutes ago, DarkDestr0yer61 said: Periods suck, and commas rule! Would you be surprised if I told you I know that reference...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 41 minutes ago, Kazuya said: Either you are talking about ellipsis or that people are inept at English...or both Me, a non-native English speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I agree that the comma in the title is probably superfluous I actually get more annoyed (although annoyed is a strong word for how I feel about it) by overused commas than overused periods because the overused commas are often from people not knowing how commas work and meanwhile the overused periods are generally from people purposely doing so for emphasis (although sometimes people overuse commas for that same reason as well) though I've seen multiple reasons that people intentionally overuse periods and commas. Since text doesn't translate the same way as speaking does, it really helps to morph/evolve the language rules to make up for that fact just like bolding/italicizing do meanwhile the lack of punctuation also helps get certain meanings across........ buuuuut is also often just laziness ^o^ as long as you get your point across there isn't that much of a reason to?? I only use periods if I need separation but otherwise, as you can see at the end of my paragraphs, I don't bother and hey there's also what I did just now, which was end a declaration with a question mark. It's just like.... all stuff making up for a lack of vocal communication judging by how long this post got I guess I'm enjoying talking about this too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Soul~! said: Would you be surprised if I told you I know that reference...? Hey! I'm just glad someone understood the reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefGuevara Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 You're ; not woke if; you don't use at least three semicolons; per sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 38 minutes ago, ChefGuevara said: You're ; not woke if; you don't use at least three semicolons; per sentence "Woke"? Is that a new meme thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Freohr Datia said: I agree that the comma in the title is probably superfluous I actually get more annoyed (although annoyed is a strong word for how I feel about it) by overused commas than overused periods because the overused commas are often from people not knowing how commas work and meanwhile the overused periods are generally from people purposely doing so for emphasis (although sometimes people overuse commas for that same reason as well) though I've seen multiple reasons that people intentionally overuse periods and commas. Since text doesn't translate the same way as speaking does, it really helps to morph/evolve the language rules to make up for that fact just like bolding/italicizing do meanwhile the lack of punctuation also helps get certain meanings across........ buuuuut is also often just laziness ^o^ as long as you get your point across there isn't that much of a reason to?? I only use periods if I need separation but otherwise, as you can see at the end of my paragraphs, I don't bother and hey there's also what I did just now, which was end a declaration with a question mark. It's just like.... all stuff making up for a lack of vocal communication judging by how long this post got I guess I'm enjoying talking about this too much yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoncat Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 4 hours ago, IfIHadToPickADude said: But if you were referring to something like "..." then that's actually got a name! It's ellipsis, and they usually represent the removal of a word ( or words). Also the one thing that JRPGS have a fetish for. I use them in writing when a character trails off in dialogue. Sometimes outside of dialogue, but not as often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Dragoncat said: I use them in writing when a character trails off in dialogue. Sometimes outside of dialogue, but not as often. I think he means when they've literally nothing to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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