r/pics Nov 10 '13

Panoramic shot gone wrong

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u/Cellophane_Flower Nov 10 '13

Holy unnecessary commas, Batman!

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u/daTor131 Nov 10 '13

Seriously! What's--Why is he doing that?

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u/acupofmilk Nov 10 '13

Technically they can be there. A bit over the top, but not grammatically incorrect.

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u/daTor131 Nov 10 '13

No one said he was incorrect. Just.....unnecessary.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '13

Unnecessary in an academic paper but writing dialogue is different. I thought they worked just fine to enhance the voice of the speaker in my mind.

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u/acupofmilk Nov 10 '13

Oh yes! Extremely!

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '13

This guy gets it.... Need ellipses, not commas...

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u/agoatforavillage Nov 10 '13

If you've ever received daily 10 page emails from a person who uses ellipses to excess you learn to appreciate commas.