#grammar and punctuation

[cryoverkiltmilk]

this is not how I remember the Pogues lineup

[heart-storm]

Because we have to keep it professional

[a-prism-of-deceit]

(via "Interrobang Glitch Punctuation" Sticker for Sale by Horn and Halo Studios)

[cryoverkiltmilk]

I just found another one!

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BEHOLD, THE IRONY MARK

There used to be an actual specific punctuation mark used to denote sarcasm!

I love you dead punctuation marks.

[friendlylemonade]

some of you have to be satire, there’s no way that this many people can’t tell the difference between your/you’re or there/they’re/their. There’s just no way. I refuse to believe that this many native English speakers weren’t taught how to use these words properly.

[falafels]

pt.74!! <pt.73 pt.75>

pop culture infiltrating the socmed because i wholeheartedly believe dan and neil would be cooking that up. ft twinyards texts because i do believe andrew just sends him bullshit like a cat bonking its face on you then running away when you go to say hi

tags for the homies ❤️ @andrewsleftarmband @blurryhour @you-know-i-get-itt @notexactlythatgirl @longspacerat @tessasilverswan @minyard-05 @carbon-dated-gal @bisexualchaosdemon @stormiiflies @watercoloureyes01 @vampire-overlord @iron-sides @azure-wing @buffalo-fox @ohgodnotagainplease @pink-hydrangea @jaywalkerss @ohmynoggin-blog @cosmic-marauder @min-getoutofmy-yard @plazybones @disastersappho @leestars13 @the-witch-forever-lives @minyardsss @post-historical-posts @andabuttonnose @hidinginmyhands @aftg4l @allfor-thegames @yaoishida @inafieldofstarflowers @snowcoming @mooniism @fieldsofpoppies-in-salt-air @prometheusthedragon @graveyardviolence @bustedleftshoe @beatrix33 @aftg-bs @yes-i-exist-shutup @milktemproom @all-for-exy @moon-over-ruined-castle @meta-breakers @oneandonlystarshine @dragonslayer26806 @malepresentingleg @lesbiansforkevinday

[incognitopolls]

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[cryoverkiltmilk]

#autism

- 🐱 i'm hyphen – 🐱 i'm en dash — 🐱 and i'm em dash

the dash brothers

[cryoverkiltmilk]

Just for fun, here are several different/interesting fonts this 61-year-old punctuation appears in.

[scifibabee]

Dialogue Punctuation Cheat Sheet

hey friends, i've found myself talking about dialogue grammar a lot as i do more and more beta'ing, so figured it'd be helpful to share more broadly :)

1. Dialogue + Tag (same sentence):

"I missed you," he said. "I missed you," Will said.

Use a comma inside the quotation marks.

Don't capitalize the dialogue tag unless it starts with a name.

2. Dialogue + Action (separate sentence):

"I missed you." He stepped closer.

Use a period inside the quotation marks.

The action isn't a dialogue tag, so it stands as its own sentence.

3. Dialogue Split in Two (same sentence continues):

"I think," he murmured, "that you should stay." "I think that," he murmured, "Will should stay."

Use a comma before closing the quotation mark and after the tag.

Don't capitalize the second part unless it's a name or proper noun.

4. Dialogue Split in Two (separate sentences):

"You're here," he said. "I wasn't sure you'd come."

Use a period after the tag, because the next quote is a new sentence.

Capitalize the new sentence of dialogue.

5. Tag + complete sentence of dialogue:

He released a breath before answering, "Always."

Use a comma after the tag.

Capitalize the complete sentence of dialogue.

6. Questions & Exclamations:

"Are you serious?" he asked. "Don't touch me!" he snapped.

Keep the ? or ! inside the quotes.

Follow with a lowercase tag unless it starts with a name.

hope this is helpful for somebody out there!!

[drafty-castle]

Oooh. Thank you for the explanation. I didn’t even know there was a difference between a dash and a hyphen before now! I’ll check out those links.

Ahaha. Oh god. Well, a variety of dashes exist. These are just the two really common ones. Historically, they do have different uses. As seen in your average bit of text on the internet today... usage is inconsistent to say the least.

Now, I'm not saying I always get them right, especially on Tumblr, but if you're writing a fic or especially if you're writing Kindle books like I do, you can set yourself apart from everybody else by being a little more on top of traditionally correct punctuation.

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The em dash and en dash are named after the 'em' and the 'en', which are units of measure in typography. I thought they were the widths of capital M and N traditionally, but Wikipedia informs me that this isn't the earliest use.

Anyway, an 'em' is a width in typography and an em dash is a dash that is one em long.

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Both em and en dashes can be used to set off asides. (A hyphen is always incorrect for this.) In this context, the en dash is surrounded by spaces, while the em dash is not.

I think the em dash is often recommended by style guides, but it really depends on the guide.

An unspaced en dash can also be used for time spans (1991–1999). An em dash can be used to show the source of a quotation. They're not completely interchangeable.

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Wikipedia's dash article is a place to start. For a truly excruciating and exhaustive treatment, I'd go look up The Chicago Manual of Style or whatever the most popular style guide is in your country/field.

[poll-position]

Now that the winners of this poll and this poll have been determined, we must now find the ultimate winner...

[chilfucked]

You guys ever think about how terrifying and violating this scene must have been for Chil? (analysis under cut)

I want you to put yourself in Chil’s shoes for a moment. You’re at minimum a head smaller than everyone in your party. The only combat skills you have are long range and mostly support, plus you don’t even have your gear right now. You’re balls deep in the dungeon. You’re starving. You just had a near death experience when your party did NOT have the means to revive you (nothing to replace calories. assuming the mimic beat you). And now the people you’re essentially stuck with are ganging up on you.

I get that this is played as a gag but. This is like. Real fear in his eyes. He’s actually scared. TERRIFIED. And rightfully so.

Here you have:

Senshi: The guy you just met who clearly doesn’t respect you or you autonomy not only suggesting to use your tools against your will, but he’s actively physically restraining you. Something that is known to be very demeaning for his entire race and especially to him.

Marcille: The girl you only met a couple of adventures ago who also kind of doesn’t respect you, like, at ALL who’s just sitting there watching.

And Laios: The ONE GUY HERE that even remotely respects you that you’ve just BARLEY started trusting, who is now betraying that trust by being the one to take your belongings and use them against your will. In front of you. After you told him to stop.

Like. Don’t get me wrong, the cutaway gag to this was funny, but that doesn’t change the actual disdain he’s feeling here. This is someone realizing he’s stuck with people he cannot trust in a situation far too dangerous for him to deal with on his own. There’s no respect for him. His autonomy. His belongings. Nothing. None of what he believed earlier is present. I don’t know if this was a contract breach or not, but it was a personal one for sure. I can only begin to imagine what’s running through his head right now, and how powerless he feels here to the mistreatment by people he doesn’t know and or JUST started warming up to.

Sure, he has a moment to justify it to himself here. Everyone’s tired. Hungry. They didn’t mean any harm by it, and in the end it was better for everyone, right? (Ignoring the fact that they could’ve de-shelled the mimic using Senshi’s wok but that’s neither here nor there I guess.) But deep down he knows that doesn’t really make it right. That doesn’t change the fact it wasn’t handled properly. It doesn’t change the fact that he’s not being respected at all in this decision. Not even being taken into account other than to be removed from the vote entirely.

And, at the end of it, you’re still being demeaned. Still being treated like a child who shouldn’t get a say. Your justified anger just being used against you to show how immature you’re being. The louder you yell to be taken seriously, the less seriously you’re taken.

Sure, everything works out in the end. He’s made some of the best friends he’ll ever have in his whole life, but here? Now? Chilchuck is alone. Isolated from anyone he could go to. Trapped, used, disregarded, and more closed off than he’s been in a very long time. Because he was actually starting to trust the people around him again. And for what? It just happened again.

[ddeerslayer]

Disregarding the fact that Henry would NEVER in his LIFE even TOUCH a mobile phone if he’d lived long enough to see one, I feel like he would be one of those people who sign their texts.

[livwritesstuff]

Middle-aged Steve, Eddie, Robin, and Nancy definitely have a group chat once Apple introduces it. They actually love it because it makes it way easier to stay in touch while Robin and Nancy travel.

Steve and Eddie's three daughters are usually the main topic of conversation.

As is the case one morning in October 2013:

Steve: Which one of you got my children to call froot loops gay cheerios

His text is accompanied by a video taken in their kitchen that starts with Steve, behind the camera, asking, “Wait - what did you guys want for breakfast?”. Robbie and Hazel giggle from their seats at the counter as they respond, “Gay cheerios, please,“ and “yeah, gay cheerios.”

Steve's long sigh is cut off when the video ends.

Nancy: Not me.

Steve: I know

Eddie: definitely not me

Eddie: Apple Jacks are way gayer than froot loops

Robin: ???

Robin: in what world are Apple Jacks gayer than Froot Loops?

Steve: Okay so it was Robin

Steve: Great work team