So, commas. There are many people who hate using them in fear of Run-On sentences. But, they end up just creating really short, choppy sentences that really. Annoy. Readers. To. Literal. Death.
I woke up on Sunday. I got in the shower. I washed my hair. I shaved my legs. I got out of the shower. I dried myself off. I curled my hair. I applied some makeup. I put on some jeans. I put on a white shirt. I put on some sandals. I grabbed my purse. I drove to Starbucks. I ordered my drink. I sipped my Iced Latte. I ran into someone. I let my drink spill onto their shirt. I looked up. I noticed it was Harry. We fell in love. The End.
Some people don't use commas (or punctuation) at all.
I woke up and got in the shower and washed my hair and shaved my legs and got out of the shower and dried myself off and curled my hair and applied some makeup and put on some jeans and put on a white shirt and put on some sandals and grabbed my purse and drove to Starbucks and ordered my drink and sipped my iced latte and ran into someone and let my drink spill onto their shirt and looked up and noticed it was Harry and we fell in love THE END
Both of these paragraphs also seem really boring. Wanna know why? There are NO DESCRIPTIVE WORDS.
Look at these two passages and tell me which one seems more exciting and tingly.
Niall and I went out to dinner. I looked around at the pretty room. We sat down at a table and ordered our food. "This is really nice, isn't it?" Niall said. I nodded. The waiter gave us our food and we ate. After paying, we went to the park. Niall got on one knee and asked "Rose, will you marry me?"
Niall took me to a romantic dinner that evening. I gazed around at the beautiful decor and the shimmering chandelier hanging from the ceiling. We sat down at a table and I licked my lips as I ordered some saucy lemon chicken. Niall ordered the pesto alfredo pasta, and I giggled at his growling stomach. "This is amazing, isn't it?" Niall asked. I nodded in heavy agreement. The waiter brought us our food and we dug in to the delicous cuisine. After we were stuffed and payed for our meal, we went to a little park. Niall turned to me with a beaming grin, got on one knee, and asked, "Rose, will you marry me?"
See? SEE?
All of these passages are really cliche but whatever.
So, use descriptive words and an average amount of punctuation before I yell @ you.
Yes I am that lazy.
Ok byeeee.
