Poll #58: Favorite Punctuation Mark - Page 3

jsyk · 03-04-2011, 04:54 PM

I like the double dash (--) because it's kind of like a semi-colon, but different. Plus, I tend to interrupt a lot in my dialogue, like:

"Yeah, but--"
"I don't want to hear it!"

Double dash, lol. I love it.

lalodragon · 03-04-2011, 06:05 PM

I love the semicolon, for some strange reason. I think my poems show that; I have to watch or I'll find that every sentence has one. Then the sentence stretches on; some people don't like that...
The ellipsis is a close second...

bookworm · 09-04-2011, 03:53 PM

I have a particular liking for the semicolon which I simply cannot explain. Then it's the ellipse.

*realises she said exactly the same thing as Lalo*

Anira · 09-04-2011, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by lalodragon

I love the semicolon, for some strange reason. I think my poems show that; I have to watch or I'll find that every sentence has one. Then the sentence stretches on; some people don't like that...
The ellipsis is a close second...

This is exactly how I feel too.

Inkweaver · 09-04-2011, 05:40 PM

Semicolons all the way! Although I love the ellipse and the dash to. Why have one period when you can have three?

Dabs · 09-05-2011, 07:02 AM

Semi-colon, just cuz it makes things sound smoother a lot of the time.

View Poll Results: What is your favorite punctuation mark?
. (the period)	1	2.08%
? (the question mark)	2	4.17%
! (the exclamation point)	7	14.58%
- (the hyphen)	0	0%
-- (the dash)	6	12.50%
; (the semicolon)	14	29.17%
: (the colon)	0	0%
( ) (the parantheses)	2	4.17%
/ (the slash or virgule)	1	2.08%
[ ] (the bracket)	0	0%
' (the apostrophe)	0	0%
, (the comma)	2	4.17%
... (the ellipse)	11	22.92%
" (the quotation mark)	2	4.17%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

03-04-2011, 04:54 PM	View Post #21 (Link)
jsyk Novice Writer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In my tiny corner of the library Posts: 22 Points: 10.61 Times Thanked: 1	I like the double dash (--) because it's kind of like a semi-colon, but different. Plus, I tend to interrupt a lot in my dialogue, like: "Yeah, but--" "I don't want to hear it!" Double dash, lol. I love it. __________________ To 'err' is to be human. To 'arr' is to be pirate.

03-04-2011, 06:05 PM	View Post #22 (Link)
lalodragon Freelance Writer Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,108 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 109	I love the semicolon, for some strange reason. I think my poems show that; I have to watch or I'll find that every sentence has one. Then the sentence stretches on; some people don't like that... The ellipsis is a close second... __________________ Biweekly Poetry Contest preservation or endurance Due June 24th Poems are made things.

09-04-2011, 05:40 PM	View Post #25 (Link)
Inkweaver Idea Scribe Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Inkworld Posts: 68 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 6	Semicolons all the way! Although I love the ellipse and the dash to. Why have one period when you can have three? __________________ IT'S A TRAP! -Admiral Ackbar You're never really done for as long as you've got a good story and someone to tell it to. -The Legend of 1900

09-05-2011, 07:02 AM	View Post #26 (Link)
Dabs Aspiring Author Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 652 Points: 24 Times Thanked: 71	Semi-colon, just cuz it makes things sound smoother a lot of the time. __________________ "Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them."--John Ruskin The best way to learn how not to write poetry is to look at DeviantArt's front page and read all the poems you can find.