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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 244648" data-attributes="member: 8">I&#039;ve always thought it added more pause between the pre- and post-semi-colon text, whereas a full stop would result in two painfully short sentences.It&#039;s always annoyed me that this symbol is the first (non-shift) option on the keyboard; but I think I&#039;m going to use it more often now. Thanks, James!The comma is a devilish temptress when I feel that my text looks like I&#039;m rambling on (which is probably exactly what it is).However - and how I love that word, it&#039;s so dramatic! - sometimes it&#039;s fun to see how many commas, dashes and brackets I can cram into one sentence.Depends on the how and when. We shouldn&#039;t be afraid to be playful with our languages and I feel that poetry/song lyrics can get away with pretty much everything.But are you sure that &quot;impact&quot; is not an official verb? Although it does sound kind of modern-ish.Either way, the overkill of any word is always going to irritate, y&#039;know&#039;m sayin&#039;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 244648, member: 8"] I've always thought it added more pause between the pre- and post-semi-colon text, whereas a full stop would result in two painfully short sentences. It's always annoyed me that this symbol is the first (non-shift) option on the keyboard; but I think I'm going to use it more often now. Thanks, James! The comma is a devilish temptress when I feel that my text looks like I'm rambling on (which is probably exactly what it is). However - and how I [I]love[/I] that word, it's so dramatic! - sometimes it's fun to see how many commas, dashes and brackets I can cram into one sentence. Depends on the how and when. We shouldn't be afraid to be playful with our languages and I feel that poetry/song lyrics can get away with pretty much everything. But are you sure that "impact" is not an official verb? Although it does sound kind of modern-ish. Either way, the overkill of [I]any[/I] word is always going to irritate, y'know'm sayin'. [/QUOTE]

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