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Originally Posted by roachboy
once you figure out the basic game, you can mess around with it--for example if you decide to play with cadences, you can use commas to manipulate them.
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I just want the basic game, apparently I've been throwing the basketball at the wrong goal.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
There aren't many choices like these. Should I avoid letting you know the difference between open and closed style of comma use?
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Yeah, let's stay basic. I'm not writing research papers.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
[/COLOR]Another lesson in commas:
When you address someone directly, you should offset this with commas.
For example:
"English, motherfucker, do you speak it?"
not
"English motherfucker, do you speak it?"
The second sentence reads "English motherfucker" as a noun, rather than you calling someone a motherfucker while asking him or her about the English language. I mean, I've known some English motherfuckers, but this is beside the point. You should be clear that you are addressing someone by using commas.
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It was worth making this thread just to hear you edit one of Samuel L Jackson's best lines.
I'll check out both of those books, GG and Redlemon. I really want to work on this, it's something that bugs the fuck out of me when I don't know if I'm correct or not.