tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post3192578704411538712..comments2024-02-13T14:22:34.153-05:00Comments on LD Masterson: But I Want To ...LD Mastersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-84925475036620018992011-10-23T18:30:33.539-04:002011-10-23T18:30:33.539-04:00oh yeah, ellipses definitely have a different paus...oh yeah, ellipses definitely have a different pause. I hear you loud and clear there. But i'm pretty good about limiting their use.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-83054717479600495882011-10-23T13:51:49.835-04:002011-10-23T13:51:49.835-04:00I love my ellipses and my dashes. They're not ...I love my ellipses and my dashes. They're not always popular with others - but they express things so well! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-4750582586145242932011-10-22T14:39:55.391-04:002011-10-22T14:39:55.391-04:00Sarah - Well, just join in. The Ellipses Lovers. ...Sarah - Well, just join in. The Ellipses Lovers. We'd just love to have another member.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-42301546807631459702011-10-22T14:33:04.611-04:002011-10-22T14:33:04.611-04:00Pidg - Oh good. You can join our...um...club.Pidg - Oh good. You can join our...um...club.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-51608707719431968452011-10-22T14:32:00.878-04:002011-10-22T14:32:00.878-04:00Kay - Way back when, I was accused of typing a pag...Kay - Way back when, I was accused of typing a page, sprinkling it with commas, and wherever they stuck, that's where I'd leave them. Luckily, I've gotten a little better.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-28476620909969451542011-10-22T14:20:58.761-04:002011-10-22T14:20:58.761-04:00Lydia - Ellipses lovers of the world...unite!Lydia - Ellipses lovers of the world...unite!LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-60394248224179745792011-10-22T14:20:21.955-04:002011-10-22T14:20:21.955-04:00Mary - Well, you know, the little ... are just so ...Mary - Well, you know, the little ... are just so darned cute.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-39769566079529653222011-10-22T14:19:21.479-04:002011-10-22T14:19:21.479-04:00Isis - You're welcome for the vote. And for yo...Isis - You're welcome for the vote. And for your vote against violence. (I did think beating up a poor defenseless grandmother seems a little severe.)LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-20551419119051849742011-10-22T13:23:00.432-04:002011-10-22T13:23:00.432-04:00I like ellipses :) I tend to use 'just' to...I like ellipses :) I tend to use 'just' too much. I just can't help it, you know? It just comes out :)<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-15399949651897455442011-10-21T22:40:34.788-04:002011-10-21T22:40:34.788-04:00I heart ellipses...for exactly the same reason. I...I heart ellipses...for exactly the same reason. I don't work around them. I've tried commas, and italics, and then I overused them as well. I think I just like emphasis...period. ;)Pidghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947038002141470871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-42349317836604864602011-10-21T21:34:20.735-04:002011-10-21T21:34:20.735-04:00Maybe I'm a little old-fashioned, but I get th...Maybe I'm a little old-fashioned, but I get the same criticism because I use a lot of commas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115085533635353291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-65591397616170297642011-10-21T19:04:57.234-04:002011-10-21T19:04:57.234-04:00I have been guilty of overusage of ellipses. But I...I have been guilty of overusage of ellipses. But I love them! (...) I finally just tossed most of them because I found other ways of showing that hesitancy. It was hard though!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-81622570917500019742011-10-21T17:42:30.886-04:002011-10-21T17:42:30.886-04:00Ah, so you are a fan of ellipses, the dreaded it d...Ah, so you are a fan of ellipses, the dreaded it disease. It could be be worse and much more noisy. You could be a "well, you know" suffer. They make such racket and become disruptive to the pace.<br /><br />Joking aside, this could be a tough habit to break. So inhibitive as you write.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-31320205467784502952011-10-21T17:33:14.681-04:002011-10-21T17:33:14.681-04:00I think I have a tendency to use too many em dashe...I think I have a tendency to use too many em dashes. I strip where I can and where I feel strongly, I'll leave it. Why? Let me editor (when I finally get one :) that is) decide if they should be cut. Just have to pray editors still edit. I think writers get hung up on following every single rule while forgetting one of the most important ones, knowing when to break the rules. <br />Tell your cp violence is never the answer.<br /><br />Thanks for voting for me. Big Hug!Isis Rushdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773053495985834484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-55009972219906345572011-10-21T17:10:07.532-04:002011-10-21T17:10:07.532-04:00Stacy - Unfortunately, it wasn't just one pers...Stacy - Unfortunately, it wasn't just one person.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-46314855663192385512011-10-21T17:09:26.066-04:002011-10-21T17:09:26.066-04:00Maria - I know. But sometimes...
*grin*Maria - I know. But sometimes...<br /><br />*grin*LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-83850993626689912162011-10-21T17:08:47.514-04:002011-10-21T17:08:47.514-04:00Sarah - exactly!Sarah - exactly!LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-49933722060178912812011-10-21T15:57:43.898-04:002011-10-21T15:57:43.898-04:00Frankly, I wouldn't go by what one person said...Frankly, I wouldn't go by what one person said. If you got the point across, what does it matter anyway?Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-59985312398660029232011-10-21T15:48:31.311-04:002011-10-21T15:48:31.311-04:00One thing you could do is slow the scene down by h...One thing you could do is slow the scene down by having the speaker do something in between his dialog. It'll give the illusion of hesitation without relying on the dreaded dot disease.<br /><br />I'd hate to see you beaten with your own ellipses. :grin:Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874057019281315576.post-50146418919521034222011-10-21T15:16:21.522-04:002011-10-21T15:16:21.522-04:00I too suffer from dot dot dot disease. They're...I too suffer from dot dot dot disease. They're just so ... useful :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com