20 Mar 2006
Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/mt/mt-tb.cgi/5293
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Excerpt: Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2 -- Jerz: Intro to Literary Study (EL150) Before I start to blog about the writing I just wanted to let everyone know that commas and I do not get a along. Every paper in...
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http://blogs.setonhill.edu/MikeRubino/015252.html
Posted by: Mike Rubino at March 19, 2006 05:27 PMI can't post on my blog. So here is what I have to say about the reading.
In our grammatically incorrect society, people over work the comma in sentences. Truss pointed out two reasons why this may be:
1. To illuminate the grammar of a sentence.
2. To point up- rather in the manner of musical notation-such literary qualities as rhythm, direction, pitch, tone and flow.
Musical notation? The funny thing is I can feel a sort of musical touch to prose. All the comma does is pause. But people misuse this rule like a red-headed stepchild. " The fun of commas is of course the semantic havoc they can create when either wrongly inserted or carelessly omitted."
We should be careful what we should put in our sentences. Make sure you put commas when we need them. Nevertheless, we should develop commaphilia
Commaphilia (n.)- a disorder common to writers and students. When contracted, the subject will find themselves putting commas in unlikely places to prevent a run-on sentence.This disease is easily treatable.
Let Dr.Truss give you a perscription!
Posted by: Kevin "Kelo The Great" Hinton at March 19, 2006 09:03 PM