Post AVkcZKWiTecS4OA8Tg by Editrix_Rachel@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AVjLwSbei7f9PTxMTA by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-17T01:25:42Z
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I'm editing some video, and in it, I enthusiastically said, "Another thing I think people would really enjoy hearing about is semicolons," and my husband just burst out laughing. "You're suck a dork." #WordNerd
(DIR) Post #AVjMECR3ZYmkT9SQfQ by writerethink@wandering.shop
2023-05-17T01:28:53Z
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@grammargirl well, *I* really enjoy hearing about semicolons!!
(DIR) Post #AVjMQXJ1nnuefmaJrU by 4mul8or@sciencemastodon.com
2023-05-17T01:31:07Z
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@grammargirl spelling error?
(DIR) Post #AVjMmYqCm8VhnxbaaG by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-17T01:35:09Z
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@4mul8or Goodness! Yes, thank you. Edited.
(DIR) Post #AVjN2DHigksPaBwG8m by ulidig@mastodon.social
2023-05-17T01:37:55Z
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@grammargirl You're both right.
(DIR) Post #AVjNTZHh0EaXdEyBYu by ChoyingPalmo@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T01:42:53Z
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@grammargirl Ppl don't use semicolons nearly enough; I do.
(DIR) Post #AVjNXX3hDhYrt4JTto by michaelgemar@mstdn.ca
2023-05-17T01:43:35Z
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@grammargirl That’s the punctuation and not bowel resection, right?
(DIR) Post #AVjRZcPmfz1stYtYSe by jrod3737@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T02:28:47Z
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@grammargirl I’m listening; they’re a very under-appreciated punctuation mark.
(DIR) Post #AVjUQnM2vu8O52dBEe by darrelplant@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T03:00:48Z
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@grammargirl Talk punctuation to me.
(DIR) Post #AVjXk4tQFXzbq582i0 by bbsmooth@a11y.info
2023-05-17T03:37:55Z
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@grammargirl I'm guessing em dashes would have him ROTFL.
(DIR) Post #AVjXkdjMivkDt1h0OO by JohnDA@social.vivaldi.net
2023-05-17T03:38:01Z
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@grammargirl love it!I recently had an APA Style expert email reply to my query ~ in part ~ along the lines of "we could have a lengthy discussion about whether there should be a space between the A. B.", and I thought to myself "my kind of people"🤓
(DIR) Post #AVjcCSFXP404CgG9c8 by HollyGoDarkly@wandering.shop
2023-05-17T04:27:51Z
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@grammargirlI am people.
(DIR) Post #AVjpCau4WlfIRlcFl2 by MakeAppPie@techhub.social
2023-05-17T06:53:33Z
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@grammargirl why yes I would. I have no clue how to use them. Oh, and I prefer being a dork.
(DIR) Post #AVkcZKWiTecS4OA8Tg by Editrix_Rachel@mstdn.social
2023-05-17T16:06:41Z
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@grammargirl I mean, I would enjoy hearing about them. And yeah, I am a dork!
(DIR) Post #AVlCuODrWmtJxngWvI by FirefighterGeek@masto.ai
2023-05-17T22:53:53Z
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@grammargirl “Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
(DIR) Post #AVlLCUAOxv61FFCpkW by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-05-18T00:26:49Z
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@FirefighterGeek I wrote about that quotation back in 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625135231/http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/vonneguts-famous-semicolon-advice-was-taken-out-of-context
(DIR) Post #AVlLhZN7f9GGMiyhc0 by FirefighterGeek@masto.ai
2023-05-18T00:32:11Z
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@grammargirl Your toot simply brought the quote to my mind, and I responded with it.K.V. didn't make the rules anyone has to live by, though I do enjoy his work more than many others.
(DIR) Post #AVmfKK8QL9MegoFuym by acm_redfox@jawns.club
2023-05-18T15:46:58Z
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@grammargirl WE LOVE SEMICOLONS, BRAD!