tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post8457443703032251716..comments2023-09-06T06:48:34.820-07:00Comments on Life: The Ongoing Education: That Oft-Repeated Interview ThingamajigLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-32962247658876584912009-02-17T20:47:00.000-08:002009-02-17T20:47:00.000-08:00I'm partial to the double dash myself -- it adds d...I'm partial to the double dash myself -- it adds drama.<BR/><BR/>Been a long time since I was here last... sorry bout that (oh, did I mention I'm fond of ellipsis points too? Yeah, thought so.)Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-58346257916949978902009-02-16T11:52:00.000-08:002009-02-16T11:52:00.000-08:00Do you make a distinction between the long dash an...Do you make a distinction between the long dash and the short dash (or the em dash and the en dash, as they're sometimes called)? I used to, but now feel like the distinction is so pedagogical that I come across as a pretentious bastard when I make an issue out of it. I mean, substituting one for the other seldom affects the meaning of a phrase. <BR/><BR/>I'd have a tough time with Question 2. Kennethwongsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963630600109933279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-91488189273615376962009-02-15T11:46:00.000-08:002009-02-15T11:46:00.000-08:00Oh, I LOVE the dash! I use (overuse) it also! I ...Oh, I LOVE the dash! I use (overuse) it also! I wouldn't mind questions... although I totally get being too busy to get to all of us so I won't be insulted if I don't hear from you! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865823168822218228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-79248339238315103812009-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:05:00.000-08:00I would like questions, too, please. If that doesn...I would like questions, too, please. If that doesn't overload your somewhat strained schedule too much.<BR/><BR/>And I also wanted to say that I really like your hair down. It looks so pretty that way. And wow, I totally just channeled my mother. Sorry 'bout that. :)A. Nonny Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509054535644094092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-31978105079033418302009-02-09T07:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:05:00.000-08:00Crap. It's me. I went back and looked AFTER I post...Crap. It's me. I went back and looked AFTER I posted that (one of my problems - speaking too soon) and realize it's always been red, it's just sometimes jumbled. Well, I LIKE it. <BR/><BR/>And I like that it's often-jumbled. Makes me feel a bit more normal. Or at least, symbiant. Although "sympathetic" might be a little less scary.Big Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131228968579714876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-91220791128556278942009-02-09T07:01:00.001-08:002009-02-09T07:01:00.001-08:00That was supposed to be, "am I..."That was supposed to be, "am I..."Big Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131228968579714876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-37623786649727290002009-02-09T07:01:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:01:00.000-08:00Am in just partially-observant, or did your bed ju...Am in just partially-observant, or did your bed just change colors?Big Sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131228968579714876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-59300682467163269792009-02-08T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:09:00.000-08:00Oooh, I'd like some questions. Though I probably ...Oooh, I'd like some questions. Though I probably won't answer them right away; I just did Mrs. Chili's interview questions. I'll hold on to yours for a few weeks, but just think of the anticipation that will build!morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820254289176118070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-17926614402965867172009-02-07T22:06:00.000-08:002009-02-07T22:06:00.000-08:00I like the colon: when it's used properly, it pack...I like the colon: when it's used properly, it packs a wallop. A semicolon is almost as good; and as it is more subtle than the colon, it can be used more frequently. Graham Greene was a master of the colon; and John Irving, the semicolon. The mistress of the dash - I cannot hope here to illustrate her finesse with it - was of course Emily Dickenson. I don't care for the exclamation mark, but we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-46845638446915712492009-02-07T19:47:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:47:00.000-08:00I'm a BIG fan of the dash too! Don't think I want ...I'm a BIG fan of the dash too! Don't think I want anyone to give me a list of questions. It requires introspective thinking and I'm not great at that these days.BetteJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.com