Always thought-provoking, crystal clear advice, tempered with wit from Shawn MacKenzie’s Editors Corner. Punctuation this week…
So, I have been rambling on here for six months – my thanks to all of you for bearing with me – and realize that there is one subject I have avoided with conspicuous consistency: punctuation. I am not sure why, but it’s a matter that deserves redress.
Caveat lector: I am essentially talking prose, here; the relationship between poets and punctuation being a horse of a very different hue. Not that no rules apply, but that poetic structure – line breaks, stanza breaks, even visual design – can serve as punctuation in its own right. That said, when it comes to punctuation and modern poetry, the editor in me tends to side with the gnome, less is more. But that just me. You poets must find what serves your verse.
Few problems arise over periods or question marks; the one concludes a basic declarative…
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I love the “Lets Eat Grandma!” picture! I have a picture where it says “I like cooking my family and my pets.” 😉 I am big on punctuation! 😀
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