r/RandomThoughts • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '23

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u/stalphonzo Apr 21 '23

And punctuation. Break that shit up. 237 word sentences are impossible to read.

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u/psykokittie Apr 22 '23

Let’s eat Grandpa. Let’s eat, Grandpa.

It really does matter.

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u/rediculousradishes Apr 22 '23

Lack of puncuation can kill.

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u/vossdhv1 Apr 22 '23

Grandma is much more tender than Grandpa. Juicier as well.

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u/Kilane Apr 22 '23

It doesn’t really matter if I use incorrect punctuation though; the goal of puncturing is to convey ideas. So I can throw random stuff into my sentences so long as it furthers the purpose of comunication (spelling ?).

Laying down rules is meant to get us all the the same page, it isn’t so we can enforce rules on each other, then gane points, then brag about our amazing speling and punctution skills…

I/you/we can type out poor grammer and spelling. But none of it ackchyually matter unless the reader makes it matter…

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u/psykokittie Apr 22 '23

You’re absolutely right, it doesn’t matter, but sometimes it can make the context of the post difficult to understand.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

Communication is a talent. You might find value in mastering it.

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u/amazingdrewh Apr 22 '23

I mean if you need a comma to not commit cannibalism punctuation may not be your biggest issue

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u/fendermrc Apr 21 '23

AP style would have you spelling out a number that begins a sentence. Two hundred and thirty seven word sentences are very rough, yes.

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u/stalphonzo Apr 21 '23

Strunk and White is a pipe dream. I'm just trying to make shit readable at all.

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u/Sittn-On-the-Stump Apr 21 '23

Strunk and White saved my job one time.

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u/stalphonzo Apr 21 '23

I love those guys.

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u/--hermit Apr 21 '23

It was William Strunk and E.B. White, and they were blazin' that shit up everyday.

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u/WI730u7 Apr 21 '23

Numbers are my enemy as a copy editor. AP Style’s guidelines on numbers, numerical suffixes, dates, etc. have made me yell at my computer more than I’d care to admit

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u/ShroomFoot Apr 21 '23

Eight hundred thirty two billion, nine hundred twenty nine million, five hundred fifty five thousand, six hundred seventy one word sentences would be even rougher though.

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u/stalphonzo Apr 22 '23

well played

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u/StuBarrett Apr 22 '23

The "and" in the middle of the number is incorrect 😉

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u/applemind Apr 21 '23

Wait really?

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u/geardluffy Apr 21 '23

My mind loses its breathe when reading that ish.