good memories
11.02.05 (4:11 pm) [edit]Aaah, the good ol' computer lab. I am holed up in her (hiddden in a far corner next to a wall, nearly invisible) working on a powerpoint presentation. It brings back memories from working here in the lab, before I had an office. Here is my play list for tonight:
Aerosmith, The Beatles, AD/DC, Bon Jovi, Keane and others who I normally don't listen to, which is a nice change of pace!
My project is to teach others how to correctly use commas. Wish me luck!
posted by: SparklingSnow (reply)
post date: 11.03.05 (3:47 am)
Yay computer lab! I liked being able to listen to playlists that others' had downloaded. . .
I think I use commas excessively, although not in this comment- what are some ways that people misuse them?
posted by: Rhab Selrahc (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (12:12 am)
OUTDATED!!!! :(
posted by: SnowBird (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (6:55 am)
Reply to: SparklingSnow
I also found out that I use commas too often, but oh well!
posted by: Aro (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (10:08 am)
Commas, which are easy to misuse, have a way of slowing down a sentence, making the reader stop when they might not have to, and also excessively lengthening sentences, leading to more and more run-ons.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (3:41 pm)
Reply to: Aro
Wow- maybe I should post my comma project, so we can all learn more about commas? I'll do that when I have time :)
posted by: hopie26 (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (3:50 pm)
Reply to: newbie
Oops! That was me, Hope.
posted by: newbie39 (reply)
post date: 11.05.05 (3:52 pm)
Yet, Aaron, good use of commas in well-constructed sentences can do more than simple, comma-less sentences ever could. Often I read sentences by "comma minimalists" and become more confused because I don't know when to pause. So it can go either way, and the best writers will transcend all rules.