tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post113223242141180772..comments2023-09-23T06:22:51.350-04:00Comments on B E B E R E: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132253424886920052005-11-17T13:50:00.000-05:002005-11-17T13:50:00.000-05:00Meade: That's just beautiful. I'm nominating you ...Meade: That's just beautiful. I'm nominating you for the e e cummings punctuation award.Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593480051760923088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132252575151633732005-11-17T13:36:00.000-05:002005-11-17T13:36:00.000-05:00Richard... Is; Such, A: Showoff!Richard... Is; Such, A: Showoff!Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316388500723034455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132246434367520942005-11-17T11:53:00.000-05:002005-11-17T11:53:00.000-05:00Richard: you handle your punctuation like Mifune ...Richard: you handle your punctuation like Mifune handled a sword. (heart pitter patter)Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593480051760923088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132245532445621762005-11-17T11:38:00.000-05:002005-11-17T11:38:00.000-05:00I like semcolons; I used to use them too much. Now...I like semcolons; I used to use them too much. Now I try to use them only when no other punctuation will do: when I want a shorter pause than a full stop, but a comma would create a run-on (although asyndeton is fun and very British), and a dash would seem -- I don't know -- too cutesy/breathless. As for ellipses, well...Richard Lawrence Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951947957345891398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132241409088212452005-11-17T10:30:00.000-05:002005-11-17T10:30:00.000-05:00I find your...blog...so appealing largely because ...I find your...blog...so appealing largely because of your...elipses.Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593480051760923088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794954.post-1132236511540594642005-11-17T09:08:00.000-05:002005-11-17T09:08:00.000-05:00As long as you never say that about ellipses then ...As long as you never say that about ellipses then I'll be fine. If you can't stand those... then well... I'm screwed.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030804900292712902noreply@blogger.com