In a message dated 12/5/02 12:41:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << > 3: Does.... this... annoy... people....... when.... they.... > are...... reading...... a fan..... fic?
Oh hell yah... especially when you don't correctly use them, or type them. it's just three ... and then a SPACE, so the line actually indents. ;p I don't mind the occasinal ... in a quote, but I heard it's not correct to use it in prose. But I think I'll let the real text editors back me up with better reasons why. *lol* << HT is right, the proper use of an ellipsis is to have three periods and then a space. Also it is incredibly overused and basically hard on the eyes. I don't know the specific reason why it's not used in narration, but I'm taking a grammar course next semester. I'll report back if I find out. Also, in dialogue, the more appropriate grammatical structure to indicate fractured speech (pauses in between words) is a dash (two hyphens, no space between the hyphens and the words being connected). An example: "I just wanted to tell you--don't come back." > 4: What other thing are annoying when reading Fan Fiction? Pet peeve #1: When people use all UPPER CASE CAPS when a character is screaming or emphasizing something. The correct format is to leave it in lower case, and use italics instead. The only time I decide all caps is okay, is when something like a simple computer is speaking, or a sign is being pointed out. >> Ah, the fun of dialogue and yelling. Here's another thing, beside losing upper case yelling, also drop exclamation points if you say in the dialogue tag, "Raphael yells." An exclamation point indicates yelling, you don't need to have both it and "yells." While I'm at it, I should mention that "speaking loudly" is "yelling," and "talking quietly" is "whispering." I can't stand it when people don't just chose the appropriate word and instead modify the heck out of verbs. You put an adverb on anything, you better take a closer look, you probably can find a word that better describes what you want to say. And so ends Karai's grammar rant. --Karai--
