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As an English teacher, can you give a brief explanation of what the hell semi colons are???? I've never seen them in the wild I swear. (The comic is amazing btw and I LOVE your art style)
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Alright, so what ARE semicolons (;)? They look like a colon (:). But with a comma (,) on the bottom! That's weird.
The weirder thing is - they are neither commas nor colons.
So what ARE semicolons?
They're fancy periods!
Semicolons link two full sentences - or two clauses which COULD be full sentences, but for whatever reason decided to get married.
You should be using a semicolon in places where you COULD end a sentence with a period, but you don’t want to. You want two sentences together - because they’re continuing the idea, or expanding on something.
They’re also used for some forms of lists, but I’m assuming that’s not really what you were asking about.
When NOT to use a semicolon - when you have an incomplete clause (one or two of them).
Hope that helps! :)
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Forward movement in smooth surges
Whenever I have pace or verb problems I get out Kidnapped. The intense practicality of Stevenson's prose. Nothing there but 'muscle and blood and skin and bone'. And he shifts it along using semi- colons. Forward movement in smooth surges rather than the staccato effect of full stops.
— Helen Garner, One Day I'll Remember This: Diaries 1987–1995 (Text Publishing Company, October 12, 2021)
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Commas & Structural Punctuation
Commas can be a little hard to get your head around, as a writer. They are used for many different things to structure a sentence, so unless you're thinking about that structure, you can end up with commas all over the place.
Let's go over how commas affect the structure of a sentence, and how this relates to other punctuation...
The most obvious is to indicate an "aside" as I call it. When you use two commas, like this, what is happening to the text between the commas? It's almost like using brackets (like this) to whisper something related to the sentence in the middle of it.
The comma can also mark a continuation of the sentence in a slightly new direction, tagged onto the end like this. This is similar to a colon: which adds more information to what was said so far.
However, it can also be used after the introduction to a sentence like this.
An em-dash (or long dash) can be used the same way—as an aside—in the middle or end of the sentence. It may be easier while writing to use two dashes--which are easier to type--and then go back and swap them out before printing.
"The em-dash can also be used to show something—"
"Being interrupted by something else."
For example, when dialogue or narration is stopped short by some event, or another person speaking over them.
A list of items can be separated by commas such as item 1, item 2, and item 3. The comma before the final item and the "and" is called the oxford comma, after the Oxford Style' Guide's recommendation to use it. Some writers avoid that, which is recommended by the Associated Press Style. As long as it doesn't confuse the reader, you can do whatever feels natural to you.
A semi-colon is something different altogether; it joins on another complete sentence to the first that's related to it. As opposed to the colon or comma: which joins on a continuance to the sentence that's related to it.
A "full stop," or "period," leaves two sentences separate from one another. The sentences might be closely linked. They may even continue the same thought, really--like that one did.
That said, depending on your writing style or the way a character speaks, the rules about "complete sentences" can be pretty loose and casual. As long as it's not confusing, and an "incomplete sentence" continues a complete one, you should be okay.
Dialogue may contain a complete sentence, which would normally end with a full-stop. But if the sentence in general continues—with a dialogue tag indicating the speaker, for example— When a full-stop would be used at the end of a sentence as part of dialogue, but the s
"The time is six thirty-two," said the clock.
Read more about sentences here: Breaking Paragraphs and Splitting Sentences.
And an ellipsis (or "dot dot dot") lets something trail off… And maybe get picked up again later. Or to denote a pause. This is most common in dialogue, though you may choose to use it here and there in narration too if that's your style.
Just be careful to not just throw it in all over the place. A full-stop is a pause too. And a comma can be a pause. Be sure to use it when it's necessary to add to what the reader understands from the text. Use it when it adds to the story, not just any time someone takes a breath.
However, these different ways of using the comma can be confusing. The comma can be used for many things, things other punctuation can do just fine, including asides, lists, and related ideas, but also to join on new thoughts, like this. Now... how do you think that sentence was structured?
Main sentence: "The comma can be used for many things"
Aside: "things other punctuation can do just fine"
New direction: "including" a list:
"asides"
New item: "lists"
New item: "related ideas"
New direction: "but also to join on new thoughts"
Aside for the second part: "like this."
And how easy was it to figure out how it was structured as you read it? The reader doesn't know ahead of time what the structure is going to be, so they will rely on context clues to read the commas—which may be incorrect or misleading.
"The comma can be used for many things" (the main sentence). Then a comma, most commonly used to have an aside/new direction to the sentence.
"things other punctuation can do just fine". This could be an item list in theory, or maybe more likely it's an aside from the first part. This isn't completely clear, though.
"including asides". Another comma. This could end the aside and go back to the main sentence; or maybe "asides" is the first item in a list, and we're going onto a second comma.
"lists". With another comma. As that was so short, this is probably a list item, and the comma indicates it'll be followed by another item. So then "asides" was actually the first item of this list! If we guessed wrong, we've got to restructure the sentence in our minds.
"related ideas". Another comma, so this is probably going to followed by another item and the list will continue.
"but also to join on new thoughts". It doesn't really fit with the list, as this is a contradictory "but" phrase. Although this new comma could mean another item is coming, so maybe this is part of the list?
"like this." Ah, so that looks a lot like a simple aside tagged onto the previous "but" phrase. So the list wasn't continued after all.
It's kind of hard to reason about when you go word by word, comma by comma, isn't it? Your brain works fast, but it still has to do that processing. And still has to re-structure things if it went down the wrong route. This kind of thing is why sometimes you need to re-read a sentence once or twice; your brain got a bit lost in how it was structured in the first place.
This is why those other structural punctuation marks exist; to let us more explicitly structure the sentence without ambiguity. If we go full-on with using those instead, the sentence could look like this:
The comma can be used for many things (things other punctuation can do just fine), including: asides, lists, and related ideas—but also to join on new thoughts, like this.
Which can come off as more "formal" in style, as if written in a business document. But that's because it's explicit about its meaning.
And notice, I still used commas. But now, they are used within clearly marked out areas, so their meaning is clear. The one after "asides" is between the semi-colon and em-dash, and it's quite easy to see that the commas in that part are separating items. Whereas the one used before "like this" at the end is within a section between the em-dash and full-stop. And through the context you can pick up that it's a little aside.
For a more casual style, such as writing fiction, you don't need to use this explicit punctuation everywhere. Commas are just fine. Just be mindful of keeping it clear what they're doing, so the reader doesn't have to spend time and energy figuring it out.
#comma#punctuation#grammar#sentence structure#writing#ellipsis#ellipses#colon#semi-colon#full-stop#period
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My partner would hate this, but I use semi-colons based on vibes. Like, yeah, I think this sentence would look cooler if I used a semi-colon.
#I watched a video like three months ago on how to actually use a semi-colon#and I have completely forgot the whole thing#aside from like you use it to connect two sentences together when the subject of the sentence is the same#listen I’m a math person not a writing person#we choose the variable name based on vibes#like yea this is totally a phi because theta is overrated#writing#bad writing advice#semi-colon
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One crack in that wall might be all it takes to turn things around and begin the long, tough job of tearing the whole thing down.
— Christina Holland, '8 Tiny Things That Stopped Suicides' (Cracked.com, 23 August 2011)
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day two: PROMPT ''Write about a punctuation mark of some kind (full stop/apostrophe, ellipsis, etc.)''
semi-colon
where on earth do we begin?!
it’s hard to place you; apparently when it’s never-ending do we use you
but what are the rules apart from that?
an elongated pause
a connector of sorts
but maybe i over-use
these semi-colons are rife for abuse
am i using them correctly?
i’ll never know.
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FIGHT
#writeblr#writing#eris talks#writers on tumblr#writing community#tumblr polls#eris makes her first poll#naturally i like the em dash#second place is semi colon#writers
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I write poetry
With hands
That can't spell
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I sing songs
With a voice
That falls silent
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A story is formed
In my every living breath
- Calling to be finished
Complete
Whole
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I've never allowed it to
No end in sight
No full stop
Nor sudden halt
In the flow of my
Musical literature
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If I am to write
Then I shall write
Until I can't write
Any longer
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Until then
I'll use semi-colons
In place of full stops;
#;#semi-colon#depression#poetry#writing#music#writer#anxiety#perhaps i will be ok#maybe#maybe not#either way#i can say i tried
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I rarely see semi-colons anywhere; This under-utilized punctuation is versatile and attempts to reduce the over-use of commas, which run rampant throughout most any written paragraph.
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If you’re ever insecure about how often you use commas or how long your sentences are I IMPLORE you to read the Treaty of Paris (1783), specifically article two.
510 words.
2 periods.
FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN WORDS.
A GRAND TOTAL OF TWO SENTENCES!
SIGNED BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO SET UP A TREATY AND AUTHORIZE LAND!!
Like don’t worry babes your 3 commas and semi colon are NOTHING to the revolution era and that’s what truly matters.
#american revolution#treaty of paris#treaty of Paris 1783#article two#sentences#writing tips#writing advice#writing community#writing#writing humor#writing memes#semi colon#commas#comma usage#revolutionary war#revolution era#ao3#fanfiction writer#writers of tumblr#writing stuff#writing problems#writing hacks
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I saw someone's fan art where Damian and Tim bond over bring autistic, and it made me imagine Tim Drake complaining that he can't connect w/ other neurodivergent tumblr folks because his entire family is nd.
Tim: Everyone else is talking about how alone they feel and how their families don't know what a meltdown is or refuse to modulate sensory input and I'm sitting here like, my family actually all got diagnosed at the same time because I sent my dad one (1) article about autism and he took action.
Jason, in his asks: hey u realize tumblr is about to rip u a new asshole rite?
Tim, answering publically: It's cool; I long for death.
#I keep forgetting the point of having a tumblr is to share stupid fandom thoughts with other nerds#batfam#tim drake#bruce wayne#damian wayne#truly believe that Tim uses semi-colons instead of comma splices#and Jason intentionally uses tumblr grammar because he's linguistically fascinated#shout out to blairthebrave for providing Jason's point when I told him this idea#he is correct
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Reiji - House of Chanel
Inherently, I think this went well especially with Chanel being such a traditional fashion house but also with its very feminine undertones. In comparison to some of the others, calling Chanel Reiji’s brand was more symbolic than realistic but I’ll explain.
Chanel in all its years since 1910’s has the same iconic look, the tweed structured suits, and the armoured corset dresses with delicate but impactful embellishments. It makes sense for Reji, he has this blunt yet sophisticated personality which physically manifests in his clothes; always well put together, tailored and steamed.
His suits may change but they maintain the same composition and colour palette, to the untrained eye they don’t look different but if you look closely he pays a lot of attention to what he wears.
He’s aware even as a vampire he still has the face of an 18 year old boy, there’s still that youthfulness present in his face, he makes up for it by wearing glasses he doesn’t really need but they highlight the aristocratic cutting of his face - with his sharp upturned nose, and bright red eyes.
He doesn't have his mother’s curls or his father’s pin straight hair but rather a wavy touch to his locks, he knows how it makes him look when it’s down, younger, softer …gentle and that’s just despicable! So he carefully styles his hair with mousse slicking it back, making him look more stern.
Reiji is also a lot more sensitive ( he’s a fussy, whiny little rich brat), so he can’t stand pungent smells ( blood, guts, drugs), that doesn’t mean he makes excuses to lose his composer so he has this strong cologne that is like sandalwood and kind of fruity? Like winter berries and tea leaves or something no one expected it to smell so good but he makes it work. Not to mention his hygiene is always top tier, so he has this freshly washed cotton and minty undertone.
So that's his main style right? So I was in between Dior and Chanel - and Chanel won of course
Mainly I mentioned before Chanel has more feminine undertones which I think expands well with Reiji’s complex relation with his brothers; whilst the misogynistic response to his trauma is still present he almost takes on a maternal role towards his family as much of the fandom has noticed - the reasons as why he does this is quite ironic actually. In his entirety, the persona of someone being capable is important for him, if he cannot be successful in maintaining - not only his family's name and reputation through the dictatorship of his brothers - how he holds himself in public how does he expect to be King?
Yet, all the care and attention to detail he gives is almost seen as motherly. The sheer unseriousness of it is not lost on me, even with all the rampant comments on the inferiority of women within the Sakamaki Home, the most well-adjusted and competent man is seen as feminine.
In other readings of Reiji though his feminine undertones are more purposeful, they come from the fact that him and Shu are perpendicular to one another because of Shu’s immense strength being seen as this "laid back protector archetype" as intrinsically masculine so Reiji’s more mentally vulnerable, cunning, shrewd approach is seen as more feminine ;dissect that how you will. My favourite though is Reiji picking up on etiquette by copying his mother who was a figurehead for women in the vampiric society.
Also reflected in Coco Chanel who is like, not a nice woman but she did have her moments - a cause for much scandal was her pioneering for trousers and women's athletic wear believe it or not, she was a big equestrian ( is that not the most Reiji sport ever?) and encouraged women to wear equestrian kits.
I think this also goes really well with his character in terms of politics, the synonymous nature of being a traditionalist yet paving the way is a part of Reji. He very strongly believes in the House of Sakamaki and what it stands for but he also like his father wishes to further vampiric society from it’s barbarism; in some ways he is a cultural snob but in others he’s quite attentive to the the silver lining that maintains modernism and the old ways.
The House of Channel also does this; it has always had its roots cemented in the old ways of aristocratic luxury items, but unlike many other fashion houses it does try to adapt to the changing times sometimes successfully, others not so successfully.
On a less serious note, in general I think it suits his aesthetic as well; as I’ve mentioned the iconic Chanel suits, but also the Corsets? Like Reiji is a big corset man I don’t care what anyone says, the timeless figure of archive Chanel pieces, the monotone colour scheme of darker colours. Moreover, even the chic pieces take inspiration from old money outfits: the arranged tulle of the Victorian era, the heavy contrast, the heavy gold pieces and brooches.
In comparison to Reiji’s fashion, with his fitted suits and tiny waist with the chain of his watch fob, as well as heavy contrast colours: blacks, reds, whites and navy’s.
Also the chunky jewellery makes sense in my head, it’s like masterfully placed so it doesn’t overwhelm him but I think the jewellery Reiji has includes: obviously the different chains for his antique watch, but also chunky rings seem more his thing than thin ones especially ones with carefully placed family jewels (rubies, emerald's, obsidians - as I said: snob) , this would do for more traditional attire too.
His outfits in the demon world definitely include brooches, and chains and pendants to embellish his outfit, eye makeup isn’t a big thing for him because it’s so fussy but he would definitely do darker eye makeup to bring out his eyes. He’s quite theatrical, and definitely plays into the ashy white vampire skin ( this is the skin of a killer Bella).
Overall, I refuse to believe he does casual clothing- like Reiji in sweats ( esp the juicy couture ones ) is a horrendous image. So yeah Reiji is a Chanel girl!
Also I can’t believe I completely forgot this but in the beginning Coco Chanel was overlooked by the media, in terms of her designs in the beginning of career because of a little brand called Polo…owned by Ralph Lauren that was also making athletic wear but also quite good friends with Coco Chanel
It’s almost like A certain someone who I said represented Ralph Lauren (Shu) overshadowing Chanel at first before she split off to make her own name.
#Spotify#dl#diabolik lovers headcanons#diabolik lovers#diaboys#diahell#yui komori#sakamaki brothers#the boys as brands#shu sakamaki#reiji sakamaki#ayato sakamaki#laito sakamaki#kanato sakamaki#dl moodboards#diabolik lovers moodboards#if anyone mentions typos i'll leave on a hiatus twice as long#or the semi colons#my life has spiraled#so like any good artist my artistic juices came back as i despair
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Feel Something
Okay okay one more tattoed Dream because I reread @issylra ‘s fic for moral support and I had to draw the piercing.
You should also read the fic, it will be in the reblogs 💕
#dreamling#dream x hob#the sandman#nexflix the sandman#dream of the endless#hob gadling#the sandman netfliix#my art#i also had to do it for the semicolon tattoo#the implications of the semi colon tatto and it being because of dreams sister has me shattered
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HIIII Episode 10 (Dagger Of The Mind) time! I made it to ten! Now only… one.. seven… twenty… seventy four episodes to go!
Here’s the review:
- remember kids; when trying to beam something down to a penal colony they have to remove their shields first
- that is a whole ass man.. HOW DID YOU MISS THAT WHOLE ASS MAN
- no but seriously even airports can check for human tissue like- I forgot this was made in the 60s I’m stupid stfu t0ast
- “more like a resort colony” my ass, Kirk
- BONES!!! He just kinda stands on the bridge (for no reason) and stares at what’s happening (at Jim)
- wow two redshirts dead in five minutes
- okay Bones walks over to Spock FOR NO REASON and I’m pretty sure he just wants to bicker
- my name is WHAT my name is WHO my name CHICKACHICKA Van Gelder
- why would destroying one control panel kill the ship?!? Design flaw imo
- “that doesn’t ring true” what are you a truth detector? I thought he was a doctor
- I love Bones “going against” Kirk (he’s smiling the whole damn time) and Spock backing him up
- “oh yeah I’m sending down Dr. Noel” REVEAL SHES A WOMAN OH MY GOD
- why’d he need to bring Spock down to the transporter room? Emotional support? He’d miss his boyfriend?
- Lethe? Isn’t that the river of uhhh- ummm ugmmm… I forgor
- I like whatever was happening with the light in Lethe’s eyes
- awwwe Spock and Bones working together
- STOP CUTTING OFF DR. NOEL
- WHY WOULD YOU STAY THERE OVERNIGHT?!? Kirk would NOT survive a horror movie. He’d be first to die (comment down below)
- McCoy is like “Our boyfriend could be in danger, use your damn mind magic”
- OHHH OKAY I SEE WHY VULANS MEDITATE. The words he speaks to Van Gelder are a lot like being lead through meditation
- I LOBE THIS SCENE! The dialogue from Van Gelder, the movements and prompts from Spock, MCCOYS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
- Kirk catapulting into danger right after they TOLD HIM NOT TO
- “and now she’s gone” “helen” I thought he was gonna shout or smt so when he just said “helen” it got me
- you know how this would be so much more tragic? If (canonically) Kirk was dating someone else aboard the ship *cough* you know *cough cough* and then the evil doctor implanted the idea he was in love with Dr. Noel and then him having to deal with the idea of loving both her and the other… anyway
- “Kirk to enterprise.. ughhkghjkk”
- He is literally the worst.. girlfailure
- people are too good at hiding in plain sight
- KIRK NOT AFRAID TO PUNCH A BITCH
- she- she just killed a guy.. good for her
- THE FUCKIN- the sitcom ass look Spock gives Jim like “oh really dr Adams did this”
- MCCOY!!! yeah he’s around. HE’S DEAD JIM MOME- oh no “he’s dead, captain” goddamnit Bones
- “can you imagine the mind emptied by that thing. Without even a tormentor” was a line most definitely meant for Spock and Bones but Dr.Noel saying “I understand” reminds me that she is indeed there not just observing but participating
- Bones just causally leaning against the back of his chair
- does he know? Does he even know that most medical officers don’t normally lean like that against your chair?
- OMG I SAW A POST ABOUT THE “it’s hard to believe a man could die of loneliness” “not when he’s sat in that room” AND THEN KIRK LOOKS OVER TO SPOCK AND SMILES
- he’s so surrounded by loved ones bro is beaming
Anyway all in all a good tenth episode!
I made a master list of all my Star Trek tos thought posts :D
#the improper use of a semi colon#Star Trek#star trek the original series#star trek tos#star trek kirk#tos kirk#captain james kirk#star trek spock#tos spock#spock#star trek mccoy#star trek bones#tos mccoy#tos bones#leonard bones mccoy
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Oh, my heart. The bittersweet ordeal of understanding your lover’s language, and the depths of what you cannot fathom.
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Day 114 | id in alt
Kugisaki is horrid at English and honestly? Don't blame her. It's not too worth it.
#dailykugisaki#jjk#kugisaki nobara#itadori yuji#fushiguro megumi#tokyo trio#been doodling a lot of the trio lately and by the trio i mean putting all effort into Itadori and Kugisaki and none into Fushiguro#they're just goofy and i enjoy the friendship very much#I MISS THEM I MISS THEM SO BADDDDDDDD#mainly everyone knows who but i miss them#where's my filler of bullying Fushiguro pleeeese#writing while working again and shriveling but its so damn worth it#i have a soft spot for good prose honestly#i dont know how to use a semi colon#Kugisaki has an idle animation and its called bullying
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