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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2006 17:43:20 GMT -5
Actually, the "word - word" is incorrect. There should never be spaces. You can either use two hyphens "word--word" or an em dash "word—word." Technically, yes, but it's better to have spaces around the hyphen than just the hyphen. Agreed? If you can, though, two dashes works well. |
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Post by Tashni on Jul 19, 2006 20:18:36 GMT -5
Actually, the "word - word" is incorrect. There should never be spaces. You can either use two hyphens "word--word" or an em dash "word—word." Technically, yes, but it's better to have spaces around the hyphen than just the hyphen. Agreed? If you can, though, two dashes works well. Personally, I don't agree. It's just not grammatically correct. But to each his own. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2006 20:21:15 GMT -5
Ah, a case of mistaken sentence identity.  The way I read the sentence, I thought you meant Haai's friend, not Nurri's. Never mind on that one. Thanks for backing me up, Tashni. I hope this doesn't sound mean, because it's not supposed to, but the single hypen with the space is wrong. It's two dashes and sometimes Word will make that into one long dash which is fine also. But those are the only two acceptable ways of writing it. I'd actually prefer just a hypen because then I could convince myself that the writer had forgotten the second one. It's not a huge deal, but when we write we should strive to do so as correctly as we can. |
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Post by Tay - Sock Eater on Jul 19, 2006 20:54:54 GMT -5
Ah, a case of mistaken sentence identity. The way I read the sentence, I thought you meant Haai's friend, not Nurri's. Never mind on that one. Ooh, I see. Suppose, while writing that, I should have made it more clear {I did write that part, right? xD}. Thanks. |
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Post by scorchdragon on Jul 19, 2006 23:17:15 GMT -5
Thanks, and I also wonder why. Even if I do two dashes and Word changes it to one long one, Neo still doesn't recognise it.
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Post by Tashni on Jul 19, 2006 23:48:10 GMT -5
Thanks, and I also wonder why. Even if I do two dashes and Word changes it to one long one, Neo still doesn't recognise it. Oh, right, I forget about that. There's a little trick you can use in HTML. Just put "& m d a s h;” without spaces or quotation marks where you want a dash and it will show up as "—”. |
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Post by Tay - Sock Eater on Jul 19, 2006 23:57:39 GMT -5
Thanks, and I also wonder why. Even if I do two dashes and Word changes it to one long one, Neo still doesn't recognise it. Oh, right, I forget about that. There's a little trick you can use in HTML. Just put "& m d a s h;” without spaces or quotation marks where you want a dash and it will show up as "—”. Good trick there. — I'll have to remember that. Hey that's cool.  ———!! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2006 5:23:45 GMT -5
I tend to use ellipses (...) when I cut off dialogue, and then tell the reader how the dialogue was stoped, ie. "I don't..." "Yes!" he interrupted. Or "I think..." she trailed off looking thoughtful. When dialogue is cut off, you should use a dash. When you trail off, it should be an elipsis. You say potato...  I think it varies from country to country as well. If in doubt, I refer to Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss - the book for punctuation sticklers everywhere |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2006 8:36:43 GMT -5
You say potato... I think it varies from country to country as well. If in doubt, I refer to Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss - the book for punctuation sticklers everywhere I know we're probably getting off topic...but I've been told about that book before! I guess I REALLY need to get it now. ^_^ And about the use of hyphens and dashes... Maybe on Neopets it's a bit incorrect, and its preferred to use the em dash or two hyphens, but in my experience, I have seen it both ways in different places. But, to each his (or her) own. I don't want to start any arguments here. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2006 10:16:45 GMT -5
Eats Shoots and Leaves! That is hilarious. Sorry, I'm amused by things like that. |
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Post by Nimras on Jul 20, 2006 10:40:23 GMT -5
Wow... so off topic... And some of the reviews I can't tell what the review is for.  Please, put what story you're reviewing on the review! Just a "I really liked your story!" post doesn't help anyone. Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater!by playmobil_is_my_life “Me: [completely ignoring Kalora’s warning]” *snicker* I got funniest mental picture of you being so happy and oblivious… Sometimes following the script like dialogue was a little hard for me, but I'm easily confused. Mostly it was just an unfamiliarity with all the characters... I never pay attention to who they are when I play. *sheepish* The ending was absolutely brilliant. ;D |
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Post by Nimras on Jul 20, 2006 10:51:30 GMT -5
Captain of the Shipby extreme_fj0rd Ohhh…. Creepy. Jall is such a cute character in the beginning, and a little too curious for his own good at the end.  I love how you described the end with him touching the wheel, very well done. It makes you wonder how long the Wocky had been there. *shudder* Gives me the creeps just thinking about it. I can't really think of anything to improve with it actually. It flowed really well, and had a nice solid ending... I envy that.
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The way I read the sentence, I thought you meant Haai's friend, not Nurri's. Never mind on that one.
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I think it varies from country to country as well. If in doubt, I refer to Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss - the book for punctuation sticklers everywhere 
