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slew/slayed
Your party has been slain. (Close to what's actually in Final Fantasy I)
He slew the dragon. (NOT slayed)
There is no such word as slayed. Slays still works for something that someone does (she slays the demon).
slain/slayed
slew/slayed
Your party has been slain. (Close to what's actually in Final Fantasy I)
He slew the dragon. (NOT slayed)
There is no such word as slayed. Slays still works for something that someone does (she slays the demon).
I wholly approve of this topic. +10 Grammar Nazi points OF DOOM!
May I also add ellipses?
Ah the ellipse, also known as the 'dots that people add at the end of a sentence to make it look good'. Or so it seems.
...
There are three periods to an ellipse. You only need three. No more, no less. THREE! Not four, not two, not seventeen.
Three.
You may add a space between an ellipse and the last word, but that is not necessary. It depends on the way you prefer. There is always a space after an ellipse, however.
Ellipses are used to indicate the following:
Missing pieces of sentences and/or quotes.
For example: "I like to use my internet for gathering information or browsing, not porn."
Using ellipses as a media hound would? "I like to use my internet for... porn."
A beloved device of the media. ^.^
Missing bits at the end of a sentence.
It may not be necessary to expound on this point... (hence I shall not.) Yeah, not a great one.
It is rather self explanatory, yes?
It can be used as a way to indicate a fade off at the end of a sentence where the rest is unnecessary. Most often used during dialogue.
"What do you say we..."
"Yeah. Yeah let's go."
DO NOT
...add an ellipse at the beginning of a quote/sentence.
Add more than one ellipse at a time. "... ..."
Hope this helps the ............. people out there.
As I always say:
May I also add ellipses?
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Ah the ellipse, also known as the 'dots that people add at the end of a sentence to make it look good'. Or so it seems.
...
There are three periods to an ellipse. You only need three. No more, no less. THREE! Not four, not two, not seventeen.
Three.
You may add a space between an ellipse and the last word, but that is not necessary. It depends on the way you prefer. There is always a space after an ellipse, however.
Ellipses are used to indicate the following:
Missing pieces of sentences and/or quotes.
For example: "I like to use my internet for gathering information or browsing, not porn."
Using ellipses as a media hound would? "I like to use my internet for... porn."
A beloved device of the media. ^.^
Missing bits at the end of a sentence.
It may not be necessary to expound on this point... (hence I shall not.) Yeah, not a great one.
It is rather self explanatory, yes?
It can be used as a way to indicate a fade off at the end of a sentence where the rest is unnecessary. Most often used during dialogue.
"What do you say we..."
"Yeah. Yeah let's go."
DO NOT
...add an ellipse at the beginning of a quote/sentence.
Add more than one ellipse at a time. "... ..."
Hope this helps the ............. people out there.
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As I always say:
Ellipses: Grammatical, not dramatical.
Yeah, I know it's not a real word. Bite me.
An ellipsis can't end a sentence, you need a full stop character like a period. This applies when the ellipsis represents omitted material or when its being used as a aposiopesis although in the case of the aposiopesis it can be a period, exclamation mark, or another full stop.
Ellipsis can also appear at the start of a sentence if it represents an omitted sentence that was between the two quoted sentences. Something like "Walls of text are a pain to read. ... Blinking walls of text are just downright nauseating." is a valid use of an ellipsis if the quoted material had another sentence between the two sentences quoted.
A source for ellipsis rules.
Some examples of aposiopesss (w/ definition, although this uses dashes instead of ellipsis)
Ellipsis can also appear at the start of a sentence if it represents an omitted sentence that was between the two quoted sentences. Something like "Walls of text are a pain to read. ... Blinking walls of text are just downright nauseating." is a valid use of an ellipsis if the quoted material had another sentence between the two sentences quoted.
A source for ellipsis rules.
Some examples of aposiopesss (w/ definition, although this uses dashes instead of ellipsis)
VerifyedRasta
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author=GreatRedSpirit link=topic=2387.msg45627#msg45627 date=1227075573
An ellipsis can't end a sentence, you need a full stop character like a period.
So your saying to add a period at the end of an ellipsis like so ....
That looks kinda weird don't you think? Having 4 periods just looks odd
No, I mean that a sentence like "Oh no..." is not a valid sentence because there's no full stop at all. You can put an allipsis (or anything that represents the aposiopesis) at the end of a sentence but you still need a full stop at the end of it.
Examples:
"Holy...!"
"Oh no...."
"You mean...?"
Are all valid uses of a aposiopesis since they all end with a full stop.
Examples:
"Holy...!"
"Oh no...."
"You mean...?"
Are all valid uses of a aposiopesis since they all end with a full stop.
Liberty thank you. I absolutely cannot stand the abuse of ellipses, and find it is RAMPANT in RM games. My forum grammar is much worse than my grammar in any other form of communication, and even it is pretty good. I do comma-splice like a motherfucker; and I have been known to abuse a semi-colon or two. But I think those offences are far lesser than the complete dominance of ellipses that are so terrifyingly prevalent on the interwebs.
Next on the chopping block!? The interrobang: !?
Next on the chopping block!? The interrobang: !?
Yay Liberty!
Also remember that, in order to achieve the effect of a character being cut off, do not use ellipses! It is far better to use a dash. At least, that's what all those blasted screenwriters keep telling me.
Someone should really do the semicolon.
Mostly, the semicolon is a stand-in for a period. It goes in-between two complete but related phrases. A semicolon is not a replacement for a comma, or a colon.
But that's just a general overview. As my favorite punctuation mark, I believe it deserves some more respect. :D
Also remember that, in order to achieve the effect of a character being cut off, do not use ellipses! It is far better to use a dash. At least, that's what all those blasted screenwriters keep telling me.
Someone should really do the semicolon.
Mostly, the semicolon is a stand-in for a period. It goes in-between two complete but related phrases. A semicolon is not a replacement for a comma, or a colon.
But that's just a general overview. As my favorite punctuation mark, I believe it deserves some more respect. :D
