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06-07-2006, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Anarkos
I think there is drama in a semi-colon
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I don't agree, but I'm glad you think so; It's good to see some passion related to writing and punctuation for a change, rather than spouting from a rule book. |
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06-07-2006, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C
So we are, effectively, in agreement - in rare cases, they are justified. Yes?
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Indeed. How embarassing for me. I wonder, however, if we might disagree on the precise meaning of rare...
I didn't realise just how far you'd budged from:
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Originally Posted by Mike C
Rule of thumb for the semi-colon - never use one in fiction unless you have no alternative. And you always have an alternative.
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06-07-2006, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Anarkos
I didn't realise just how far you'd budged from:
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Not an inch. But I acknowledge that some writers don't have sufficient talent to work without them. 
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06-07-2006, 06:05 PM
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ditto that, mike!... guess we're the token 'bad guys' on this issue...
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06-07-2006, 08:18 PM
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Being an amateur computer programmer, I must find the semicolon beautiful for in my language of choice, every line must end with one;
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11-01-2006, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Anarkos
And, Ghent, would you ever start a sentence with "however" or "therefore"?
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However I look at it, I just don't think I would ever start a sentence with "therefore".
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11-01-2006, 05:06 AM
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Being an amateur computer programmer, I must find the semicolon beautiful for in my language of choice, every line must end with one;
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You made me laugh. |
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11-01-2006, 10:07 AM
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You did start a sentence with 'however.' Therefore, it's entirely possible you may one day start one with 'therefore.'
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11-08-2006, 08:45 AM
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Just part of the play on words. ;P
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11-08-2006, 09:47 AM
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fun, huh?
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