punctuation - Should an emoji come before or after a full-stop?
2020年5月6日 · 14. A sentence is made up of words, hence Emoji should have no place in them. Putting them after a full stop is the most sensible option. Writing out a sentence, then inserting an Emoji, then the full stop interferes with grammar rules, there will be an ugly space between the last word and the full stop.
Correct punctuation for showing a character's confusion
2019年4月11日 · There isn't a separate mark of punctuation called a double-dash which has a different meaning or usage. 2) The interrupter showing confusion over gender would replace "She gestured." It's not meant to be in addition to what's there. The narrator doesn't know if the demon is a he or she, and so is confused about what pronoun to use.
style - How not to overuse ellipsis? - Writing Stack Exchange
2010年11月23日 · If ellipsis are used in English the same way they are in German, you have to put a space between the last word and the ellipsis when omitting words: "I always ...". There is no space, when you omit characters: "I alw...". Maybe a native speaker can clarify that. – …
Quoting someone who used a racial slur? - Writing Stack Exchange
2022年10月8日 · 1. When quoting someone who used a racial slur, should you censor the racial slur, and how should you do so? I said that he's a *****. That's what I said. When quoting someone who used a racial slur, should you censor it, and what's the correct way to censor it. Should you just use *****, or should you replace the slur with the actual reference ...
How does one put text messages in a novel?
2021年12月14日 · [double tab] Lacy: Concern emoji; "If you hurry you can watch me wash my underwear." [tab] Howard: Three excitement emojis; "On my way!" [double tab] Lacy: Hat tip emoji. This can be easily recognized by editors, if they want to convert to another font, or actually include the emojis. Illustrations are expensive; I would not include them for ...
Ellipses in the middle of a paragraph? - Writing Stack Exchange
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Newest 'sentence-structure' Questions - Writing Stack Exchange
Drafts and Sentence Complexity. Some writing has complex sentence structure. Many times, this is because its authors derived it from drafts that had complex sentence structure already. But I read that writers can combine simpler ... style. sentence-structure. Argongus Arphazazzle. 1,756.
style - How do I punctuate a slogan? - Writing Stack Exchange
2020年9月2日 · The comma is because it is the end of the quote, but not the end of my sentence. It was a quick comment. If I was saying the quote, the period would be there. Think of slogans as upside-down kanji tattooed on a non-Japanese-speaking person's shoulder blade: decorative, rather than an attempt to convey meaningful information.
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Use of punctuation in song lyrics? - Writing Stack Exchange
2019年8月10日 · Lyrics written as part of a score won't have line and stanzas indicated, so punctuation can be important. But mostly punctuation is for lyrics written out on their own, like poetry. The lyrics you cite have a couple of commas. Their purpose is to tell you the following line is part of the same phrase.