Okay, so it seems to me that people forget punctuation. Now, I genuinely do not understand this. Not one single bit. How can you forget what the hell punctuation is! I mean, I'm using a lot of it now, aren't? Would you read something like this:
"I know who you are" she said
"oh yeah" he said "who am I"
"you are an idiot because youre missing out important things"
"like what"
"Like feckin' punctuation you eejit!"
Sorry, been watching Mrs Brown's Boy's lately. If you haven't heard of it, I reccomend it. It's hilariously ridiculous.
Anyway, do you see what I mean? It's just so utterly off putting. So much so, that I'd like to hunt down the writer with a bag of foamy letters and punctuations, you know the type - those you used to chomp on in the bath (or was that just me?) - and cram them down their throat!
Ha! How's that for punctuation bitches?
Now let's not just have a wee go about this lassies and laddies! Because on the other side of the spectrum... there are the most devlish people of all. Those, who for added emphasis, do this:
"What are you talking about!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!"
"Whoah, dude - is there any need for that?"
"Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Why?"
"I'm trying to get my point across - duh!!!!!!!!!!!"
I mean seriously, what does that accomplish? It just makes me think of you as a bit of a silly sod who can't be bothered to lift your chubby button off that damn key!
Mayhaps that was a bit of exageration to some of you out there - but I have seen it. I have witnessed the horros of excessive usage of punctuation. Honestly, it's either too much or none at all.
Thank god there are some writers that know how to use punctuation!
Argh!
Rant over. For now.
- Nora Valentine
