tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post8296762382538460836..comments2023-05-03T08:32:57.233-04:00Comments on Patricia Gligor's Writers Forum: ! ? , ; : (-) . . . .Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-56309308938115294042011-11-22T08:41:50.569-05:002011-11-22T08:41:50.569-05:00Well, Liz, your mom did a good job then! Stephen B...Well, Liz, your mom did a good job then! Stephen Brayton posted a comment on one of my other posts. Here's his example of how a sentence reads without proper punctuation.<br />Let's eat, Uncle Jack.<br />or<br />Let's eat Uncle Jack.<br />Quite a difference, huh?Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-61381161977170589682011-11-21T15:52:07.484-05:002011-11-21T15:52:07.484-05:00I text quite a lot... but I always use punctuation...I text quite a lot... but I always use punctuation, capitalization, and correct grammer. It drives me INSANE when people don't. It must have been something my mom drummed into my head. ;)Liz Weidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026561442073591949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-32236040983295378702011-09-11T09:36:07.606-04:002011-09-11T09:36:07.606-04:00I hope you're right, Beth. I guess my main con...I hope you're right, Beth. I guess my main concern is with the younger generation; they're "growing up" with the latest technology, which encourages a lack of proper punctuation and capitalization, abbreviated words, etc.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-37604064024824899062011-09-11T01:53:59.119-04:002011-09-11T01:53:59.119-04:00I don't think punctuation will go out of style...I don't think punctuation will go out of style, at least in the standard English register. The phenomenon with abbreviation (and absence of punctuation) in texting and social network messages shouldn't cross over into standard written English because it's too darn useful! Things don't make sense without it. The only times I've seen it cross over are in emails from high school and college students who haven't been taught better.<br /><br />That said, the disappearance of the Oxford comma leaves me feeling sad, feeling old, and determined to keep it in my own writing (see! There it is!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-79431447562969091202011-09-09T10:32:43.418-04:002011-09-09T10:32:43.418-04:00Augie,
Glad to see someone else who wants to stop ...Augie,<br />Glad to see someone else who wants to stop the spread of "the virus of illiteracy," as John M. Daniel so aptly phrased it.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-30165752873790113232011-09-09T01:21:08.028-04:002011-09-09T01:21:08.028-04:00Patricia, you are so right, language is beauty and...Patricia, you are so right, language is beauty and the written form stresses ones love of words. I may not be an authority on punctuation, but I do respect its place. Many times, if I wrote how I speak there would be noting but run-on, jumble, and disconnected sentences, for I jump around, usually getting back to the main topic. So I needed this blog. Thank you. And, no I do not appreciate the new jargon of not spelling out words, its as if spelling correctly is going byways, plus I don't know what XL and some of those other words mean, are they really abbreviated or just plain laziness. AugieAugiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848187134055619150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-57437403018436270892011-09-08T17:06:24.357-04:002011-09-08T17:06:24.357-04:00John and William, thanks for your comments. I'...John and William, thanks for your comments. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels so strongly about this.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-50222985636836052011-09-08T14:04:48.605-04:002011-09-08T14:04:48.605-04:00I have students who will write essays in class and...I have students who will write essays in class and say things like LOL and XL, and I can't stand it. First, I have never in my life sent a text message, so I don't know what half the stuff means. And second, it's not appropriate. Words are meant to be words, and as the building blocks of sentences, require respect and attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-28026421177286295182011-09-08T13:32:30.341-04:002011-09-08T13:32:30.341-04:00I agree with you, Patricia. Punctuation is elegant...I agree with you, Patricia. Punctuation is elegant and meaningful. Alas, fewer and fewer people know how to punctuate correctly, or know how to use punctuation to make their sentences stronger and more meaningful. I think you're right to imply that abbreviated spelling is partly to blame. Twitter and texting may have their uses, but they're also spreading the virus of illiteracy.john M. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175415154857919353noreply@blogger.com