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Internet grammar (lemmy.today)

submitted 11 months ago by DearMoogle@lemmy.today to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works

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[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Kinda funny seeing a post about the written word so flagrantly disregard appropriate use of punctuation.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

rules of punctuation aren't here to chain us, they're mere guidelines

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I had no idea I was clipping my own wings by avoiding horrendous run-ons.

[–] scathliath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

I mean John Locke is considered a foundational philosopher.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Run-on sentences convey rambling...

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

I dunno... Sentence formatting to convey meaning? You could argue this is punctuation.