Roaming Tennessee Girl

power of punctuation...

i have always appreciated punctuation. since i was in high school and learned about my favorite form of punctuation...the ellipsis (...) It just means what ever you want it to. When i was senior in high school and editor of the yearbook i remember telling the book seller that the title of our yearbook was going to be "it's time..." i used the word ellipsis and he was impressed that i knew what it was. Since then it has become my favorite way to express my opinion in typing. It can be sarcastic, sad, happy or whatever i need it to be.

I didn't realize just how important punctuation was until i meet someone recently who doesn't know how to use it at all. periods were a struggle for this guy. i understand that emailing and text messaging are not required to follow proper grammatical guidelines. Few people even know what those guidelines are. however in first and second grade we were taught to always end a sentence with a form of punctuation because that explains what the writer is trying to say. we live in a time of electronic communication and our emotions can only be expressed by using those simple little marks. so my words of advice use punctuation unless you prefer to be misunderstood.

posted by deanna @ 6:08 PM