Comments on: Ode to the Semicolon http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: leendaluu http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1321 leendaluu Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:27:46 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1321 I'm a semicolon fan as well but in my writing, it usually precedes the 'however'. And everybody knows, nothing good ever comes after 'however'. I also tend to abuse the exclamation point in my comments--Wow! You are so clever! OMG! We are BFF 4evah! Yeah, that's the disease you contract when you live with a 17 year old girl. I’m a semicolon fan as well but in my writing, it usually precedes the ‘however’. And everybody knows, nothing good ever comes after ‘however’. I also tend to abuse the exclamation point in my comments–Wow! You are so clever! OMG! We are BFF 4evah! Yeah, that’s the disease you contract when you live with a 17 year old girl.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 Charlotte Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:05:00 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1248 Oh and I forgot to say how much I LOVE Garp, the movie and the book. Esp the book....I highly recommend it as well as "Setting Free the Bears" and "The Hotel New Hampshire". I read them years ago when I was in an Irving frenzy. Oh and I forgot to say how much I LOVE Garp, the movie and the book. Esp the book….I highly recommend it as well as “Setting Free the Bears” and “The Hotel New Hampshire”. I read them years ago when I was in an Irving frenzy.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Tracy Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:37:00 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1247 I like commas and periods. They give language rhythm. That said.... I hate hate HATE the Oxford, "Chilton" or serial comma. For some reason, it completely destroys the rhythm of lists for me. I like commas and periods. They give language rhythm.
That said…. I hate hate HATE the Oxford, “Chilton” or serial comma. For some reason, it completely destroys the rhythm of lists for me.

]]> By: christine http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 christine Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:33:11 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1245 oh my goodness this is hysterical. I may reference this post in a pending post I want to do on puntucation... I love knowing you love the semicolon oh my goodness this is hysterical. I may reference this post in a pending post I want to do on puntucation…

I love knowing you love the semicolon

]]> By: pete http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 pete Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:25:53 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1235 Making all the funky punctuation you want is not too hard. If you are using Windows, go to <a href="http://www.ascii-code.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ASCII-Code.com</a> for tables of all the symbols in existence. The third table (Extended ASCII Codes) has all the fun ones. It's a little confusing, but just hold down the Alt key and press in the code from the first column in the table for the symbol on the number pad on the right side of your keyboard (not the numbers on the top of the keyboard) starting with a zero. Laptops may or may not have some way to emulate number pads, check with yours. The em dash is 151. Hold down Alt, hit 0, 1, 5, 1 and the em dash appears. Charlotte's inverted exclamation mark, "¡" is 161, a bullet, "•" is 149, etc. Different word processors have other ways to put in what they call "special characters" or "symbols" as well. In MS Word go to "Insert" and pick "Symbol" for a table to choose from. You could also go to ASCII-Code.com and copy and paste the characters if worse has come to worst. Mac people are on your own. You're special. ¡Have fun! Making all the funky punctuation you want is not too hard. If you are using Windows, go to ASCII-Code.com for tables of all the symbols in existence. The third table (Extended ASCII Codes) has all the fun ones.

It’s a little confusing, but just hold down the Alt key and press in the code from the first column in the table for the symbol on the number pad on the right side of your keyboard (not the numbers on the top of the keyboard) starting with a zero. Laptops may or may not have some way to emulate number pads, check with yours.

The em dash is 151. Hold down Alt, hit 0, 1, 5, 1 and the em dash appears. Charlotte’s inverted exclamation mark, “¡” is 161, a bullet, “•” is 149, etc. Different word processors have other ways to put in what they call “special characters” or “symbols” as well. In MS Word go to “Insert” and pick “Symbol” for a table to choose from. You could also go to ASCII-Code.com and copy and paste the characters if worse has come to worst.

Mac people are on your own. You’re special.

¡Have fun!

]]> By: jodi(aka daizie) http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 jodi(aka daizie) Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1234 Oh easy!!!! Yeah an easy question that my sick fogged mind can actually answer.... the ellipses... ... ... ... it is my fave and I abuse it well... Peace Oh easy!!!!
Yeah an easy question that my sick fogged mind can actually answer….

the ellipses…
… … …
it is my fave and I abuse it well…
Peace

]]> By: Stephen http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Stephen Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:35:41 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1233 Do I have to pick one? I love the semicolon, em dash, and ellipsis; they make me feel smart--not that I'm not--but I like them anyway... :) Do I have to pick one? I love the semicolon, em dash, and ellipsis; they make me feel smart–not that I’m not–but I like them anyway… :)

]]> By: Momo Fali http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Momo Fali Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:33:19 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1232 Ellipses...for sure. I don't use them properly, but I use them a lot. Ellipses…for sure. I don’t use them properly, but I use them a lot.

]]> By: Kim http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Kim Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:19:06 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1231 I abuse.. I mean ABUSE the exclamation point! Seriously, it is bad!! LOL!! I abuse.. I mean ABUSE the exclamation point! Seriously, it is bad!! LOL!!

]]> By: Moondance http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Moondance Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:34:06 +0000 http://www.nolanotes.com/2008/02/20/ode-to-the-semicolon/#comment-1228 I would have to go with the semicolon myself as my fav. It gets points for rarity of use. When I'm writing conversation, I like the dash, as sort of an informal parenthetical cue, but I - unlike Pete - prefer the en dash. I find the longer dash a little overinflated on an aesthetic level. I prefer to float it, too, because otherwise it looks like a hyphen-see?-which I guess is the reason to use the em dash. Thanks NOLA, for giving me a chance to think about punctuation. I would have to go with the semicolon myself as my fav. It gets points for rarity of use. When I’m writing conversation, I like the dash, as sort of an informal parenthetical cue, but I – unlike Pete – prefer the en dash. I find the longer dash a little overinflated on an aesthetic level. I prefer to float it, too, because otherwise it looks like a hyphen-see?-which I guess is the reason to use the em dash. Thanks NOLA, for giving me a chance to think about punctuation.

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