Woo-hoo, it’s National Punctuation Day! Okay, it’s celebrated in the States, but I’m confiscating it. Ever needed a quick introduction to the semi-colon? How about the hyphen? (I especially like the bit about compound modifiers. I’ve always called them “adjectival phrases,” but what do I know?). You can even download a recipe for Punctuation Meat Loaf. Oh, joy.
My life will never be the same.
Cindy, you must be easy to excite. lol
I am very passionate about hyphens, dashes and ellipses!
Punctuation lovers, unite! I get very upset with Harlequin because they do not belive in the serial comma. I happen to be very fond of the serial comma. There are times when you absolutely NEED it, or the sentence means something you don’t want it to mean. But I’ve learned they won’t make any exceptions. 🙁 Poor serial comma.
I also love the ellipsis and dash.
Punctuation is our FRIEND! And if you don’t believe that, try wading through something that’s not punctuated at all. AAGGGHHH!
Hi Susan, thanks for dropping by!
My American Lit professor drilled the serial comma into my brain. I always put it in, but then I’m pretty addicted to the use of commas, how they can help clarify a sentence. It drives me nuts when I see commas used incorrectly (incorrectly according to moi, of course!).