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Punctuation's Most Wanted
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Published: 2008-01-03 06:52:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 55651; Favourites: 2340; Downloads: 1554
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(Bloody hell, what category does this thing belong in?)So ~BrookeTheVampire asks, "...a page dedicated to use of punctuation would help out. I still have trouble sometimes with colons and semicolons, and it's always nice for someone to be able to find that out all in one spot!"
Well, BrookeTheVampire, ask and ye shall receive! This is the Punctuation Gang's Most Wanted list, all your favorite evil punctuation on one handy reference poster!
The display version above is designed to be viewed on-screen; however, there is also a downloadable "full" version , designed to be appropriate for printing at poster-size.
If you're having trouble with punctuation, this is (hopefully) a handy answer to your questions.
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Haha very nice. I wish I'd had theis about a year ago, it would have been handy! I just love the style you use, it makes it entertaining as well as helpful. Congrats on the DD, you deserve it!
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I burst out laughing when I came to hyphen. Abomination!
I also didn't know the name of Ampersand or Virgule. I'm definitely showing this to my English teacher!
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Excellent! 
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Wooow fantastic!! ^_^ hehe
I like this heaps.. ...if I was a teacher, I'd totally ask you permission to put this up in uni or somethin' =3 its awesome, I've got a list of names for this stuff now XD hehe
congrats on the DD
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How i hate those runon sentences some people on the internet regularly pull off without any punctuation what so ever maybe because they think why bother with it when its not the way i speak or think anyway so i won't write them stream of consciousness is the way to go anyway so whatevs nobody is gonna read the crap i wrote anyway or even trying to understand it fuck those editor guys and grammarian pricks
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One of the smartest things I've seen on this site ever!
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Thanks, Joumana! That definitely means something coming from you
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In ways , punctuations in English Language not only helps us . It could be tricky and devious for someone who misuses it .
Basic English Starters , be warned .
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Ohohoh, very clever! I'd put this on a textbook.
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This is brilliant! I work in an editorial office, and will put a copy of this on EVERY SINGLE DESK!
Thanks!
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*chuckle* Notice that in the comments, there's a link to a printer-friendly version. You may wish to take advantage of that
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...heh, that's great! Thanks...and keep inking!
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It's a pretty clever piece. There are a number of typographic mistakes, however, which detract from the overall impact. I suggest you pick up Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style; you would probably enjoy it.
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I don't claim to be an expert typographer by any stretch of the imagination, and I don't doubt a skilled typographer would present this somewhat differently. My concern here was primarily to provide the information in a simple and straightforward manner that could be readily understood by the layman, and it appears from the comments and favorites this has received in the last twelve hours that this is indeed teaching people things they didn't previously know. Grammar is an unfortunately dull subject for many people, and anything beats the paltry nothing most people are taught in school.
That said, the book you named sounds interesting, and I'll have to add it to my wishlist. It's not my most usual fare, but I think it would sit well on my shelf beside the Elements of Style and the Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style, don't you think?
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Certainly! The title of Bringhursts' book is in direct reference to Elements of Style.
The book delves into every aspect of typography that one could possibly hope for, and it is written in a manner which helps the facts rather than hinders.
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This is genius! Well done on being awarded the DD. I'm off to hit the Twitter button and spread the punctuation love.
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Not only does it help people out, but it was outrageously clever. Awesome job. ;D
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humously & creatively presented. Thanks.
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The brackets do most of their evil in many programming languages.
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good job!
for the category - i would have placed it in digital art -> text art -> misc text
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This is something I could really use, seeing as I write a lot. I didn't know all of this and was especially unsure of semicolon, hyphen, brackets and single quotes. I think that with your help I'll know when to use them and when to avoid them.
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βand when seen together, he always goes before quote markββI beg to differ
That's US style, right?
But very nicely done. I think you missed a few, though.
N-dash is nowhere to be seen which is used for ranges or sometimes for related things (as in βBoxβMuller transformβ).
Ellipsis is not mentioned anywhere, even though that's one of the more eerie abilities of Period to leave sentences hanging in mid-nowhere. Ellipsis has been known to alter some politician's speeches to the point where no sensible, coherent sentence escaped their mouth.
Interrobang is the temporary and dangerous alliance of exclamation mark and quotation mark, posing as a more ruthless variant of question mark alone.
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nice, original and brilliant. Congrats on the DD, you deserve it.
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Shear brilliance. I'm printing this off for my mother's 3rd grade class to see.
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I have some news from Brittania Sarge!! Period and Exclamation Mark have changed their tactic and is now going after Quote marks!! And we have reports that Question and Exclamation have had a bastard lovechild called Interrobang who is ripping his way through snotty English essays...
LOL. What an awesome way to learn about punctuation. Great stuff.
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amazing. It is helpful (for me)and welldone making them, in everyday use in information. And i agree with the DD
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YOU!
Another DD!
Why am I not surprised?
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Dare I say, "Epic Win!?"
I believe so.
This should be a huge poster, given to all grammar Nazis!
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So witty and helpful! You just made my day!
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This is great! Are you going to do any others?
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NOOOOOOO... this is a guide on how not to slaughter the English language! I live to destroy the English language and tick off grammer freaks everywhere; you'll never take me alive!
That aside, this is a really smart peice, and I must admit I have not seen so much grammar information in once place since grade 5. It's even kind of interesting.
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This is great; everyone on the internet should have a copy! Now if you could come up for one for spelling....
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This is great, it's so useful and I truly enjoyed your approach to the subject. Usually I find grammar texts boring and itβs a chore to get to the end of each topic, but this was real fun all the way! Surely I would have paid more attention in classes when I was a kid if the teacher had pulled out a similar poster
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Your piece here should be sent to every new Deviant with their welcome message in their Notes.
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Wow, this is clever and cute. Also very smart! I love it^^
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Haha, this is fantastic!
I'm definitely showing this to an English teacher I know.
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Very nice thing.
We got tonns of rules in Russian how to use all this stuff.
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Hey PI this is awesome. I personally like how you used the idea of most wanted poster for Punctuation.
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THAT is funny. xD
I'm printing one out for my English teacher.
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