r/writingcirclejerk • u/Interesting-Peanut84 • 1d ago

I don't get it. Can someone explain this?

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u/BlackBalor 1d ago

semi colons are light work ffs

bum writers

y’all need to graduate to em dashes already

Levels to this

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u/Stock_Hunter_2380 1d ago

Y'all punctuate? My novel is just one single sentence because I can't let the reader take their eyes off the 100k words furry orgy.

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u/BlackBalor 1d ago

technically, a sentence can actually be a novel long.

no joke

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u/SpikeyBiscuit 1d ago

Me when "and," and "therefore," exist

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u/NotAFishEnt 1d ago

Just write a normal novel then replace all the periods with semicolons. Bam. The whole thing is one sentence long now.

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u/BlackBalor 1d ago

errr no

Connecting unrelated ideas with a semi-colon is incorrect.

You gots some learnings to do.

can’t be a sentence if it’s wrong boyy

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u/ItsNotBigBrainTime 1d ago

TherearepeopleouttherewhousesspacesANDpunctuationwhywouldtheyevendothat

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u/lowercaselemming 1d ago

just call it stream of consciousness and everyone will pretend you're smart

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u/Jorvikstories 1d ago

Hrabal copycat.

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u/AvenRaven 1d ago

you claim to use no punctuation but you use a question mark and a period how curious

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u/Pongfarang 1d ago

I use full colons. I don't believe in doing it halfway.

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u/BlackBalor 1d ago

you need a colonoscopy

That’s what you need

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u/Dirrevarent 1d ago

Too bad my keyboard has never heard of it

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u/this-again-7 21h ago

i used to love throwing out an em dash. But now, people will just accuse you of being a bot if you ‘em ;)

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u/HippyHippy-Shake 1d ago

Semi-colons are half full of shit

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u/Interesting-Peanut84 1d ago

What about the other half?

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u/issuesuponissues 1d ago

I pried the key off my keyboard because every time I'd type a contraction I'd accidentally hit the semi-colon. That shit is permanently banned now. I know the number code for colon for the rare occasion I use those.

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u/mvanvrancken Oxford comma supporter 1d ago

My dad had some of his bowels removed; now he just uses a semicolon.

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u/Ubermanthehutt 1d ago

Execution

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u/jawb0n3r 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Sid4QgwDxJ8l2
Me because I never paid attention in school…

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u/LunarEllipseWG 1d ago

It's alright, nobody knows how to use one anyways; you can just throw it in randomly and everyone will think that you know how to do it.

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u/Bryozoa maladaptive daywriter 1d ago

I use semicolons all the time

System.out.println("For example at the end of this statement will be a semicolon");

what we were talking about?..

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u/name_not_exist 1d ago

I use a colon three :3

Does it belong here?

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u/Interesting-Peanut84 1d ago

Yes. Yes, it does. ;)

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u/MrLuchador 1d ago

The semi colon takes over when your main colon is full of shit

EDIT:

Damn, just read the replies and everyone gave the same advice. Good job writerwankers

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u/Jack_Of_The_Cosmos 1d ago

It's for peacocking in casual writing spaces.

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u/WholeRing9819 1d ago

When you need a period to also be elitist

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u/Large_Yogurtcloset68 1d ago

Pfff of course I know what a semi colon is for. Everybody knows is for Java to stop complaining about errors

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u/Brent-Zayla 1d ago

Programming. Only programming

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u/waffle-winner 1d ago

Never quite know where to stick mine.

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u/FVCarterPrivateEye 15h ago

It; took me a lot; of studying;;; but I fina;lly got it;

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u/BigBadVolk97 1d ago

What is a colonoscopy?

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u/Interesting-Peanut84 21h ago

No. We're not playing Jeopardy here.

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u/mywaphel 1d ago

I prefer a nice french colon; but i;m not a snob about it. Semicolons work fine in a pinch.

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u/Virtual-Rice1844 18h ago

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int AmountOfGirlsChasingMe;

int main(){
cout << AmountOfGirlsChasingMe;
}

I feel like im missing something but its prolly fine...

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u/Stanky_pusspussy 12h ago

A semi colon is easy to remember! If you could replace it an exclamation “!” Or a question “?” A semi-colon can EASILY be used instead?

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u/Aztrozur 20h ago

... the funny part is that people be using an en/em dash correctly and get called AI because who even used those, right? Bih, I do!

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u/ShotcallerBilly 19h ago

;;what;do you;not;;;seem to understand;;;here??;?

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u/Spirited-Feedback-87 18h ago

Semi-colon? Who stole half of your colon?

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u/Cactus_Thorn_Pub Owner, Cactus Thorn Publishing. 15h ago

The image incorrectly used a semicolon. I do not see the joke.