Right? The written word is its own kind of instrument and I dig it
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It gives rhythm and flavor to your writing. Varied punctuation - where appropriate - is an easy way to spice anything up, give it a little more flavor, more control over how your words are read. There is a quote by Gary Provost that isn’t specifically about punctuation but illustrates this point well, it’s one of my favorites:
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important
Yes, it’s nuanced but it breaks up the sentence flow in a different way. Also used for listing things. A comma is more a small pause, like this. A semicolon is used to differentiate two independent related thoughts ; it’s kind of a combination between a period and a comma. A dash can be used for many things - a longer separating of thoughts, listing different points such as this, or just as an intentional emphasis to add a more protracted pause.
I know, and thank God they got rid of those things
Fake banana tastes disgusting but kiwi is delicious
I upvoted you for solidarity but strawberry is my favorite flavor so also how dare you
12·17 days agoI have a keyboard that lights up because I like to type in the dark and my dexterity isn’t what it used to be but that’s about it. I would’ve preferred a solid color but RGB was all I found. Not a bad for $20, it’s a solid steel frame
Oh, right. No the “gamer ascetic” is garish as fuck. I just want something that works.
Had this issue recently.
“Vanilla is good.”
“What? No, chocolate is good.”
“Both can be good. There doesn’t have to be a competition.”
“NO! Either chocolate is good or you hate chocolate!”
Blanket is super comfy so if it’s cool enough, yes. If I’m going to be swimming in ball sweat soup an hour after falling asleep it’s sans blanket time
12·17 days agoRiskiest click of the last month
“I’m calling for a genocide but not that PARTICULAR genocide” is uh…one hell of a defense to take.
3·18 days agoOcarina of time also has bomb flowers. Majora’s Mask has these guys called Real Bombchus as for the bombs for enemies
7·19 days agoI know I’d rather wait a month than spend $40+ extra for the privilege of being an unpaid beta tester
When new games are approaching $100 and you know you can wait a month or two for it to drop $40 it’s an easy decision
That…makes a lot of sense lol. That’s exactly how it plays out, yeah. I think it’s a wonderful addition to Trekkie-type show catalogues, personally.
It started out being a Seth McFarlane show but quickly became a pretty legit sci Fi show. McFarlane has always been a Trekkie, he was even in Enterprise, so he actually tries to do right by it once he gets most of the Family Guy type humour out of his system
GTA. It just seems really boring to me, I dunno. A lot of shoot em up and not so much substance. To be honest I feel like that for a lot of open world games. It may be wide as an ocean but it’s deep as a puddle. That’s not ALWAYS bad but I generally would prefer a more linearly running game that’s a lot deeper.
5·18 days agoShameless plug for [email protected] for male identifying people to talk about these and all other issues with other men without any judgement or dumbass alpha male bullshit. It is meant to be literally this - a reprieve from the outside world. All of the people posting here hopeless and alone is why this place exists now.
People have a right to exist and society has a responsibility to care for those who cannot work. The whole point of society is to ensure the health and well being of their members as a WHOLE. If a society cannot or will not care for their elderly or infirm then that is a failed society.
It’s about respect for the other person, as I see it. You wouldn’t be a little miffed if your wife of 10 years sent you a “k thx bai (link to divorce papers)” instead of talking in person?