punctuation
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Language Structure As Form
a: Punctuation ~
b: the beams in a house
What: "Punctuation is like the beams in a house: the beams are there to support the structure of the house, to prevent it from falling into disarray and to give an added level in the house. An excess of beams, if artistically fashioned, can be passed off as pillars, which are essentially superfluous but help the onlooker to recognize that, yes, this is indeed a house.
Punctuation was not a whimsical invention conceived by our long-winded progenitors in order to hamper literature. Quite the opposite, in fact: punctuation serves as a clarifier and a speech-guide."
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Writer: Wagner
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:11 AM
# 4041 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: a road sign
What: "Punctuation is like a road sign for a reader; it shows you what the writer intended to say, what his thoughts were and where his story is going. Without the punctuation mark, you will fail to see or interpret incorrectly a lot of the information and perhaps miss totally what was originally conveyed."
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Writer: Colette J.
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:12 AM
# 4042 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: extending your hand
What: "You see, punctuation in a communication can be like a handshake.
Using punctuation is like extending your hand. It's nice to meet you. I respect you. This meeting is important to me. And even if it's not, I respect that we are meeting right now."
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Writer: Christie O.
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:18 AM
# 4044 Critique Analogy
a: punctuation ~
b: my Aunt Ima
What: "just remember that it is a friend you can handle for about an hour before it drives you up a freakin' wall."
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Writer: Bobby Rozzell
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:18 AM
# 4045 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: the strawberry on the mousse cake
What: "Punctuation is like the strawberry on the mousse cake. It just gives writing that extra bit of yummy. That is, if you use it effectively. No rotten strawberries, please."
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Writer: Jessica Oman
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:21 AM
# 4046 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: medicine
What: "Punctuation is like medicine. It will help in the right dose, but can show adverse effects if you take too much."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:25 AM
# 4047 Critique Analogy
The Flavor Of Language
a: Punctuation ~
b: salt
What: "The punctuation is there in sentences to help your reader clearly understand what you mean, whether you have a blog, a novel or anything else. Punctuation is like salt: Use it in moderation, don't overdo, and your readers will thank you."
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Writer: Samir
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:29 AM
# 4050 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: walking a tightrope
What: "Using punctuation is like walking a tightrope, keeping the balance between flexibility and rules, which can be both a blessing and a curse for writers."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:32 AM
# 4051 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: perception
What: "Punctuation is like people's perception. A minor change can make a big difference in how a message is received and understood. Context changes the experience. Context can substantially alter one's perception and the same is true when we think about the Web. For people with disabilities, even the smallest changes can make all the difference between being able to perceive the content or not."
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Writer: Denis Boudreau
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:34 AM
# 4052 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation ~
b: lost stepchild of literacy
What: "For Jeff Rubin, spotting a punctuation error in a newspaper or book is like finding a fly in his soup. It renders the whole thing unfit for consumption. "Punctuation is like the little lost stepchild of literacy,"
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Writer: Jeff Rubin
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:40 AM
# 4054 Critique Analogy
Punctuation Turns You Into A Human?
a: No punctuation ~
b: talking in a monotone
What: "Most of the punctuation marks we use in writing ( . , : ; - ) stand for pauses - for modulations in the spacing between words - and they function to clarify meaning. Writing without punctuation is like talking in a monotone with exactly equal spacing between all the words, not pausing between sentences, clauses, other units of thought."
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Writer: Carol Wuenschell
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Date: Oct 15 2013 11:28 AM
# 4048 Critique Analogy
a: Punctuation symbol ~
b: road signs
What: "Punctuation symbols are also like road signs. They allow us to read through a text and understand it with no ambiguities, just as rules of the road allow us to arrive somewhere unharmed."
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Writer: Mike Pilewski
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Date: Oct 15 2013 8:16 PM
# 4080 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.