tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post5395566222134665595..comments2023-10-22T14:04:46.934+01:00Comments on Talli Roland: Me and My Semi-Colon: A Love StoryTalli Rolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-58551290620557558312011-02-03T09:39:48.957+00:002011-02-03T09:39:48.957+00:00I'm trying my best not to put it after every s...I'm trying my best not to put it after every sentence but sometimes it's just too hard. They don't bother my eyes. But when they get ideas and team up to become the semi-colon.Colon Cleansershttp://www.supercoloncleansers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-40635671203040943312010-08-05T17:46:16.204+01:002010-08-05T17:46:16.204+01:00Hi Talli .. ellipses or ellipsae (perhaps) - I see...Hi Talli .. ellipses or ellipsae (perhaps) - I seem to be hooked on them & I'm sure it's not right .. but seems to give a conversational style of writing & commenting!<br /><br />Also .. re your Ten for Tuesday .. favourite British words ..<br /><br />you could add "period"?!<br /><br />Bye .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-11842024619459211202010-08-05T17:14:57.708+01:002010-08-05T17:14:57.708+01:00Oh the ellipse! I forgot about it! I don't use...Oh the ellipse! I forgot about it! I don't use it very often (maybe once every one or two chapters) but I love it anyway :)Alexandra Shostakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517091878608894496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-4030191604826780772010-08-05T17:14:24.135+01:002010-08-05T17:14:24.135+01:00I love the m-dash myself, though I do have a fondn...I love the m-dash myself, though I do have a fondness for the semicolon as well. I overuse basically any punctuation that can substitute for a comma (okay I guess that just leaves m-dashes and semicolons...) because I think commas are tired :-PAlexandra Shostakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517091878608894496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-22450987129510045182010-08-03T15:45:19.307+01:002010-08-03T15:45:19.307+01:00Thanks for your recent visits and comments over at...Thanks for your recent visits and comments over at News From Italy or LindyLouMacBookReviews. With all our visitors now departed I am catching up on my reading and hope to be posting again soon.<br /><br />I love all punctuation and words and get very upset by the ruination of the English Language by the shortening of words for text messages and it seems Facebook status!!!! Overuse of exclamation marks is also bad.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-73434053502382258622010-08-03T15:39:43.584+01:002010-08-03T15:39:43.584+01:00I use a lot of semi-colons, but not as much as I u...I use a lot of semi-colons, but not as much as I use the dash - it's terrible!Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-47602894456275586802010-08-03T15:15:22.258+01:002010-08-03T15:15:22.258+01:00I like them too!I like them too!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-24600289084169880752010-08-03T09:40:17.421+01:002010-08-03T09:40:17.421+01:00I don't have a favourite punctuation mark but ...I don't have a favourite punctuation mark but I always felt sorry for the apostrophe and the many mis-uses it has been subjected to.Cassandra Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515442718374750674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-75047237715977104642010-08-03T08:46:20.117+01:002010-08-03T08:46:20.117+01:00I am a semi-colon abuser ;0
I like to breathe whi...I am a semi-colon abuser ;0<br /><br />I like to breathe while I read, so tend to add them to my ms.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-48662886542834957392010-08-03T08:42:37.880+01:002010-08-03T08:42:37.880+01:00hahaha love it talli! by the look of the comments...hahaha love it talli! by the look of the comments- you have not gone mad! yes i LOVE the semi-colon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-49223807613590521942010-08-03T05:19:58.631+01:002010-08-03T05:19:58.631+01:00I had to laugh - I have a love affair with semi-co...I had to laugh - I have a love affair with semi-colons, too! And parenthesis. And dashes!Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-44942505083137296632010-08-03T04:14:29.818+01:002010-08-03T04:14:29.818+01:00You haven't lost your mind- not at all. My fav...You haven't lost your mind- not at all. My favourite punctuation mark is the hyphen, which I love for exactly the same reasons why you love your semi colon.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-58716456471620572142010-08-03T03:03:53.865+01:002010-08-03T03:03:53.865+01:00I've been intimidated by semi-colons but Lynne...I've been intimidated by semi-colons but Lynne Truss helped me through some of my issues. Have you read her book? So funny.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-27284443633422406912010-08-03T02:12:03.686+01:002010-08-03T02:12:03.686+01:00HA! I love this post. I think the semi-colon is of...HA! I love this post. I think the semi-colon is often overlooked. Poor semi-colon...we should give it a party with plenty of champagne and balloons!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-82410784162280969542010-08-03T02:10:45.479+01:002010-08-03T02:10:45.479+01:00I'm a big fan of the ellipsis...but I've h...I'm a big fan of the ellipsis...but I've had to remove lots of them during my revisions.. ;)Cat Lavoiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712502980229138259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-35017830947539772562010-08-03T01:58:58.021+01:002010-08-03T01:58:58.021+01:00We could form a semicolon fan club. They really ar...We could form a semicolon fan club. They really are wonderful punctuation marks.Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-33441331644249869332010-08-03T01:56:57.131+01:002010-08-03T01:56:57.131+01:00I'm in serious love with...the ellispse!! (and...I'm in serious love with...the ellispse!! (and the exclamation point)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-16628706928170644902010-08-03T01:31:26.923+01:002010-08-03T01:31:26.923+01:00Wow to choose, to choose. I think I'm a fan of...Wow to choose, to choose. I think I'm a fan of commas, I can't help myself every time I turn around I've seem to put on in place. It's sort of sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-60916578266398999292010-08-03T01:22:17.337+01:002010-08-03T01:22:17.337+01:00And yes, you are crazy. Join the club!And yes, you are crazy. Join the club!Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-14877792015678585232010-08-03T01:21:47.519+01:002010-08-03T01:21:47.519+01:00I do like semi-colons. They are noticeable so add ...I do like semi-colons. They are noticeable so add to your meaning. But they have to be used sparingly or they look like an affectation. <br />Thank you for your kind comments on my exciting news on Helen's blog.Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-9709209401760047332010-08-03T00:00:19.960+01:002010-08-03T00:00:19.960+01:00I love semi-colons, too--possibly because it is on...I love semi-colons, too--possibly because it is one of the few 'odd' punctuations I am completely confident with. And what OTHER symbol works as a wink, eh? ;-)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-75003895740302556082010-08-02T23:01:25.047+01:002010-08-02T23:01:25.047+01:00*laughs*
its Semi-colon man the super hero....
...*laughs*<br /><br /> its Semi-colon man the super hero....<br /><br /> *rips off shirt and strikes a pose*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-79989715048137420472010-08-02T22:23:17.632+01:002010-08-02T22:23:17.632+01:00Talli,
A very poetic homage to the semi-colon! Win...Talli,<br />A very poetic homage to the semi-colon! Wink ;notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-1837548157090976382010-08-02T21:40:21.411+01:002010-08-02T21:40:21.411+01:00haha if you lost our mind than this is the coolest...haha if you lost our mind than this is the coolest kind of insanity! :) I have noticed that, while in English semi-colons are quite often, in Polish language they almost never appear. I wonder why it is like that...For some reason things written in Polish with semi-colons just don't sound/look/appear right...My favourite punctation sign would be good old coma, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869854312562524230.post-22712363714470601782010-08-02T21:34:56.433+01:002010-08-02T21:34:56.433+01:00I discovered semi-colons late in life...When I was...I discovered semi-colons late in life...When I was younger I tried to avoid them. I notice a reduction in my "choppiness" since I started using them...<br />My writing still sucks, but it's different now...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com