in spanish, we have 3 "kinds" of periods (.)
"period and continue" when you finish a sentence and you continue the next one in the same paragraph
"period and apart" when you finish a paragraph
"final period" when you finish writing
is in english also something like that?
uh, ok, i ask beacuse my somewhat stupid english teacher was dictating some stuff and she was saying stuff like "period and apart" and i was sure in english it isn't said like that.
she also said once "two periods and apart" instead of "colon"
Yeah, English uses all those periods, but we don't treat them differently. And like Pete said, 'period' is an American word, not English .
Pete:
I think the 'period' thing is another American attempt at individuality, just like the 'faucet' and the American measurement system. Ironically, I speak better American than English, but I'm probably gonna continue my education in Britain.
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Here in Australia, a period occurs during a womens menstrual cycle.
Show me the power child,
I'd like to say,
That I'm down on my knees today,
Gives me the butterflies,
Gives me away,
'Til I'm up on my feet again,
I'm feeling outshined.
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18th January, 2004 at 11:51:45 -
ashman you are so predictable. i saw you'd replied to this topic and i just KNEW it was going to be something to do with menustration. definetly not worthy of the "lol classic ashman" tag... classic ashman is crappic ashman!
No, not really, semicolons and colons are variations on the comma and don't separate sentences - they merely split them. And usually into thin strips if you're writing a list.
I use the old triple full stop to seperate my sentences or go off on random tangents...just like this
Or leave you guessing at the end of a sentence...
Horrible use of punctuation...I know...but it's like a habit now!
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Well you're not exactly Johnny Unpredictable yourself Pete. I knew you'd complain about something... as always.
Show me the power child,
I'd like to say,
That I'm down on my knees today,
Gives me the butterflies,
Gives me away,
'Til I'm up on my feet again,
I'm feeling outshined.
don't forget "," and ";"
"," is when you finish a phrase and pause for effect. No one ever really told me what ";" is for, but I understand it is used for seperating a great list of small phrases.
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A semicolon is used for connecting two sentences related in subject matter; a comma is to separate list items, to link out clauses, and to show when to pause. For example, I could have said "subject matter, while a comma..." but the semicolon is more elegant and doesn't need a connective.
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