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Favorite Punctuation Marks?

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:26 pm
by Slava
As punctuation relates to grammar, at least in my book, I'll put this one here instead of Res Diversae.

Another rather fun and interesting piece on language from The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertai ... rks/57152/

Does anyone out there have a favorite to share?

Re: Favorite Punctuation Marks?

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:41 pm
by Perry Lassiter
Excellent article! I'm saving it and passing it along. I once read an article about new punctuations, such as the stupendapoint, light years beyond a mere exclamation point. I don't remember the details, but it was a capital X with asterisks in the angles and a couple opf exclamation points.

Re: Favorite Punctuation Marks?

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:57 am
by Slava
Glad you liked it. 'Tis always a pleasure to make others happy.

I did forget to mention that the text of this article is the first time I've ever seen a printed interrobang. I've seen the word, and the definition, but never the actual doohickey. Now I know what it's supposed to look like. I always thought it was just a "!?".

Re: Favorite Punctuation Marks?

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:28 pm
by Philip Hudson
I like the comma best. It is the pause that refreshes. I am getting to the age that I can't tell a comma from a period in some type sizes and fonts. I am glad the font the Good Doctor chose for these pages has a distinct comma. Liking the comma does not mean that I know all the comma rules or obey the rules I know. I always feel that a comma dropped casually into a sentence gives the sentence some perspective. I try to use the rules, there are just so many of them and some seem contradictory. In a series, I like to put a comma before the "and" although I know that some people frown on it.