tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post1055659578418475283..comments2023-10-18T09:24:06.238-05:00Comments on Stefanie Says: Nerd MeterStefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-69462233532018453912008-08-26T15:48:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:48:00.000-05:00Did I ever tell you about the time I randomly aske...Did I ever tell you about the time I randomly asked out a guy I met at a baby shower? (Umm, yeah.) Anyway, in the course of our email-planning of the eventual date (which was horrendous, btw), he said, "let me guess, you were an English major". When I asked how he knew it, he said, "Who else uses semi-colons?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-80158800066913947602008-08-26T09:47:00.000-05:002008-08-26T09:47:00.000-05:00I love the semi-colon, and I'm not ashamed to admi...I love the semi-colon, and I'm not ashamed to admit it; I've had editors delete them and make new sentences, and it hurts *every* time :(Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-4995569094990798262008-08-25T21:57:00.000-05:002008-08-25T21:57:00.000-05:003Cs--I don't have a problem with them in list form...3Cs--I don't have a problem with them in list format, as long as they're not used to INTRODUCE a list. Someone I work with does that, and it is just plain WRONG. I agree with you, though, that the beauty of the semicolon is in using it to properly link things. :-)<BR/><BR/>NPW--I could give you a lesson in this, if you'd like. No? OK then.<BR/><BR/>Liz--I don't hate you. Maybe you're more an em dash girl.<BR/><BR/>Aaron--Clearly. (And I knew what you meant, though I too hate it when I make a typo, particularly in a grammar-related post. Blast.)<BR/><BR/>Noelle--That's another way to look at it...<BR/><BR/>Courtney--I'm sure semicolons aren't the only thing making me look pretentious. I guess I've come to terms with it.<BR/><BR/>Ang--OK. Woot! Woot! (Is that you, Ang P., or do I have another Ang here?)<BR/><BR/>Alice--I'm a big fan of interesting vocabulary myself. I hate that I never seem to remember some of the most interesting words, though.<BR/><BR/>Craig--No apologies necessary, though I'll admit I had to Google that. I'm much more up on my Simpsons quotes than Futurama ones.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-34408175854136815852008-08-25T13:03:00.000-05:002008-08-25T13:03:00.000-05:00I think I take offense to the idea that semicolons...I think I take offense to the idea that semicolons are "girlie", much as I do when the suggestion is made that one is less manly if he converses intelligently, isn't drunk, cooks or (perish the thought) bakes. It isn't as if I use them that often or that well. I just dislike the implication that educated and intelligent is equivalent to being "weak and womanlike on the battlefield."*<BR/><BR/>*Apologies for quoting a cartoon here, but it was what popped into my head.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370522344783641482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-14545362055507151582008-08-25T11:13:00.000-05:002008-08-25T11:13:00.000-05:00oh, total word nerd here. i heart me some semicol...oh, total word nerd here. i heart me some semicolon action. of course.. i also heart proper conjugation, proper spelling, use of interesting vocabulary, and appropriate use of apostrophes. so.. um.. semicolons fit in there nicely :-)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287792370490363047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-8024431395475540462008-08-24T14:46:00.000-05:002008-08-24T14:46:00.000-05:00Just gotta say "woot! woot!" for the semicolon.Just gotta say "woot! woot!" for the semicolon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-23081992696849096022008-08-23T11:54:00.000-05:002008-08-23T11:54:00.000-05:00I love the semicolon, and I am not an especially g...I love the semicolon, and I am not an especially girly girl. I do wonder sometimes if using it makes me look pretentious, though.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940936362201799176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-52328569297608659472008-08-22T10:59:00.000-05:002008-08-22T10:59:00.000-05:00I like using the ; because it gives my long-suffer...I like using the ; because it gives my long-suffering right pinky finger something to do.Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567505547323976582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-80858491065965244872008-08-22T09:06:00.001-05:002008-08-22T09:06:00.001-05:00That should say "they" must be oozing machismo. D...That should say "they" must be oozing machismo. Dammit.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264855858620478519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-46717347847832777792008-08-22T09:06:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:06:00.000-05:00Dude, I am a massive semicolon abuser. And I make...Dude, I am a massive semicolon abuser. And I make no apologies. "Girlie": hah! If I use them, the must be oozing machismo.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264855858620478519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-30231670138009932432008-08-22T08:40:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:40:00.000-05:00Don't hate me, but I kind of forget about the semi...Don't hate me, but I kind of forget about the semicolon in my day-to-day blatherings. I should pay more attention, and be on the lookout for semicolon appropriate opportunities!lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-66118855196785877002008-08-22T07:34:00.000-05:002008-08-22T07:34:00.000-05:00I like using semicolons, but most of the time I'm ...I like using semicolons, but most of the time I'm just going on gut that they feel right and not that I necessarily know that they belong there.shelleycoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356701520189971892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-75077063263561549272008-08-22T07:12:00.000-05:002008-08-22T07:12:00.000-05:00One of my coworkers uses semicolons a lot. But he ...One of my coworkers uses semicolons a lot. But he uses them in list format, of which I'm not a fan. My love for the semicolon lies in its function of separating two independent clauses. Apparently I am a fickle semicolon lover.3carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942247215569463561noreply@blogger.com