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April 2, 2004 #
Punctuation That Has Fallen Out of Favor by Chris Gage : . : . / Consisting of single dots, or groups of three dots, and slashes to indicate the degree of emphasis or length of pause that they imply ....z Small zigzag mark, seen on the bottom line of each segment of text at the end of a row of dots; used to indicate the end of a section Slashes above and through letters indicating where words have been abbreviated; graphical devices to aid the reader in interpreting the text ...,,,;;; Used as a comma, but to link multiple verbs, showing escalation or progression - - "He ambled, walked, ran, sped..." ^ - ^ To show the preceding metaphor may require some additional leaps in logic, on the part of the reader, it being not wholly accurate . , . , . , Used to denote that the sentence became too complex for even the writer him/herself to finish; academic |-|-|--- Illustrates a heretic has spoken, or nun, widow, or ancient maid; chiefly British ; ( ) That which has been spoken aloud by a character but should have been thought instead, as it was meant to be directed to an inner-child - - ; -- To show the aforementioned began in the brain, then was communicated to the heart and other inferior parts -- which then sympathize and are troubled : + : To illustrate that the clauses on either side of the punctuation believe in each other to such an extent that when united they can not be separated, even by death Archives "The Other Page" powered by Removable Hype. RSS. Copyright © 2003 La Otra Página, Inc. All nights observed. Feel free to email "info(at)krucoff.com" for questions, comments, stock tips, and family gossip. |
