A difficult part of writing for me is when a single sentence–especially dialogue–contains two tones. It sounds best as a single sentence, but ending with a period, or alternative punctuation, looks wrong. As well as this, using two sentences also looks wrong.

I can’t think of a great example right now, but I know I’ve wanted punctuation that doesn’t exist before. I’ve had moments where it would have been so useful to have a “;!” and a “;?” mark.

  • Klear@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    “The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the reader catch his own breath.”
    - Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart