tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post398502261700690496..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Three bad babble habits and how to fix themLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-44796087765322940362013-10-06T20:04:29.657-04:002013-10-06T20:04:29.657-04:00As a college professor, I understand what you mean...As a college professor, I understand what you mean. I see these all the time. R. A. Meenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250828348872453976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-50916100172882083052013-09-04T12:33:36.971-04:002013-09-04T12:33:36.971-04:00Glad you found it so useful you want to share. :-)...Glad you found it so useful you want to share. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88643005223479846552013-09-04T12:32:59.119-04:002013-09-04T12:32:59.119-04:00Sometimes the more educated one becomes, the more ...Sometimes the more educated one becomes, the more one forgets the basics, like grouping related ideas in a paragraph rather than a sentence. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-38201168522528127412013-09-04T12:30:57.918-04:002013-09-04T12:30:57.918-04:00Those kinds of sentences can even become annoyingl...Those kinds of sentences can even become annoyingly sing-song, right?Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-9407935501801272372013-09-04T12:30:07.058-04:002013-09-04T12:30:07.058-04:00I think working an academia--where it is one of th...I think working an academia--where it is one of the most abused kinds of punctuation--has colored my thinking on it. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-35394432681095407222013-09-04T12:29:04.347-04:002013-09-04T12:29:04.347-04:00Absolutely. And sometimes a run-on is the best way...Absolutely. And sometimes a run-on is the best way to show the emotion of excitement or anxiety. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-29809743805812628392013-09-01T13:50:54.746-04:002013-09-01T13:50:54.746-04:00Hi Crystal -
I'm linking to this post on 9-13...Hi Crystal -<br /><br />I'm linking to this post on 9-13-13.<br /><br />Susan :)<br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-47915322205966817542013-08-30T12:39:59.306-04:002013-08-30T12:39:59.306-04:00A 11 LINE SENTENCE? ... There are no words for tha...A 11 LINE SENTENCE? ... There are no words for that kind of travesty. Short is better. Sometimes I think people forget that communication is all about that: communication. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-4882166420079610772013-08-30T03:04:06.655-04:002013-08-30T03:04:06.655-04:00Yes, those can be so annoying. One of my pet peeve...Yes, those can be so annoying. One of my pet peeves is a prepositional-phrase-a-thons, like: <i>He sat on the curb by the bus stop in the rain after dark two blocks from the cemetery.</i> lol<br />Great post! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-25759812884181022072013-08-28T19:02:14.076-04:002013-08-28T19:02:14.076-04:00Kurt Vonnegut also disliked the semicolon!Kurt Vonnegut also disliked the semicolon!Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-8562695899613750672013-08-28T11:36:34.030-04:002013-08-28T11:36:34.030-04:00All so easy to do in the heat of the moment, espec...All so easy to do in the heat of the moment, especially on the first draft! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957545161716269528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-73905104001356093472013-08-28T10:56:40.325-04:002013-08-28T10:56:40.325-04:00There can be times when a run-on makes artistic se...There can be times when a run-on makes artistic sense, such as in dialogue, to show a character's excitement or anxiety--times when one would tend to babble naturally.<br /><br />I agree that nothing but short sentences gives a rather brusque tone to a work. That can work for achieving a certain effect. But most of the time, you want a variety of sentence lengths.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-28843101437588243832013-08-28T10:53:41.674-04:002013-08-28T10:53:41.674-04:00One way to identify overly-long sentences when you...One way to identify overly-long sentences when you edit is to track how many lines long each sentence runs, especially if you resize your pages to A5, which is roughly a paperback page. Run-ons definitely jump out when the page is smaller.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-36158243804036769752013-08-28T09:14:37.308-04:002013-08-28T09:14:37.308-04:00I hate run-on-a-thons too. On the other hand, I fi...I hate run-on-a-thons too. On the other hand, I find myself writing very short sentences, which sometimes makes my writing too stark. Almost cold. Ugh.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-79516883052341447922013-08-28T09:07:11.411-04:002013-08-28T09:07:11.411-04:00Run-on sentences have been something I've stru...Run-on sentences have been something I've struggled to overcome. It's sort of how I speak and it translates directly into my writing. :)Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.com