Re:The Punctuation Guide
by mannykannot on Thursday September 28, 2017 @08:13AM
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>Says who?
That would be you, apparently, calling people idiots for breaking what you call the only real rule you can think of.
Note that this is called a guide. Some of the rules are just convention, but many make the writing easier to follow, and some can help avoid ambiguity.
Even in the cases where it is merely a matter of convention, significant variance might be creative, but it is more likely to be taken as a signal that you haven't read much (allowance should be made for those for whom the language in question is not their native tongue.)
I dipped into this guide, and it seemed to be written in a very straightforward manner - take a look at the section on the differences between British and American punctuation, for example.
That would be you, apparently, calling people idiots for breaking what you call the only real rule you can think of.
Note that this is called a guide. Some of the rules are just convention, but many make the writing easier to follow, and some can help avoid ambiguity.
Even in the cases where it is merely a matter of convention, significant variance might be creative, but it is more likely to be taken as a signal that you haven't read much (allowance should be made for those for whom the language in question is not their native tongue.)
I dipped into this guide, and it seemed to be written in a very straightforward manner - take a look at the section on the differences between British and American punctuation, for example.