Comments on: How to Punctuate Your Epitaph http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/ The Write Word: Professional Writing and Editing Services That Deliver Clear Communications Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:05:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Bentley http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Tom Bentley Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:51:31 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-809 Dorothy Parker, what a dear. She would have been fun at the dinner table, or under the table. She might have smoked a stogie now and then too... Dorothy Parker, what a dear. She would have been fun at the dinner table, or under the table. She might have smoked a stogie now and then too…

]]> By: Jodi Kaplan http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Jodi Kaplan Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:32:51 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-801 True. I tried to read Jose Saramago once, without success. Had to give it the "Dorothy Parker" treatment. (This book should not be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force). True. I tried to read Jose Saramago once, without success. Had to give it the “Dorothy Parker” treatment.

(This book should not be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force).

]]> By: Tom Bentley http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Tom Bentley Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-777 Daniel, "Who Needs It?" is a fine epitaph (and might even be worthy of an interrobang). I do like Gertrude's 'tude, but in her case, not even a box of commas could have untangled some of the prose. I do enjoy some sparsely punctuated works occasionally, like some of Cormac McCarthy's stuff, but he's a master. In the wrong hands, lack of punctuation is like taking the stop signs off the road. Daniel, “Who Needs It?” is a fine epitaph (and might even be worthy of an interrobang). I do like Gertrude’s ‘tude, but in her case, not even a box of commas could have untangled some of the prose.

I do enjoy some sparsely punctuated works occasionally, like some of Cormac McCarthy’s stuff, but he’s a master. In the wrong hands, lack of punctuation is like taking the stop signs off the road.

]]> By: Daniel B. http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Daniel B. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:09:44 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-776 After reading this I'm reminded of Lucy Van Pelt responding to her brother's latest antic: "Who needs it?" Perhaps a fitting epitaph as well! Regarding commas, Gertrude Stein was of the opinion "Who needs them." (She didn't use question marks either.) Tom, I'm off to order my headstone. After reading this I’m reminded of Lucy Van Pelt responding to her brother’s latest antic: “Who needs it?” Perhaps a fitting epitaph as well!

Regarding commas, Gertrude Stein was of the opinion “Who needs them.” (She didn’t use question marks either.)

Tom, I’m off to order my headstone.

]]> By: Tom Bentley http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Tom Bentley Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:07:24 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-769 Jodi, I'm trying to conceal that I'm working with the pork and beer industry by larding my work with SEO-inspired "Gacks" and "Bacons." I only slipped in the one bacon on the sly, because it was greasier than the others. (There is a steganographically hidden "Gack," of course.) Jodi, I’m trying to conceal that I’m working with the pork and beer industry by larding my work with SEO-inspired “Gacks” and “Bacons.” I only slipped in the one bacon on the sly, because it was greasier than the others. (There is a steganographically hidden “Gack,” of course.)

]]> By: jodi Kaplan http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-768 jodi Kaplan Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:56:50 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-768 Could also be double posted under marketing! Could also be double posted under marketing!

]]> By: jodi Kaplan http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-767 jodi Kaplan Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-767 The brevity section should include (I'm astonished you missed it): Bacon! and Gack! The brevity section should include (I’m astonished you missed it):

Bacon!

and

Gack!

]]> By: Tom Bentley http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Tom Bentley Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-746 Shawn, it's a simple extension of the Creative or Commercial post (but thank god, edited a bit more), which is, of course, all about nothing. But the essence of nothing, with spice. And bacon. Thanks for dropping in! Shawn, it’s a simple extension of the Creative or Commercial post (but thank god, edited a bit more), which is, of course, all about nothing. But the essence of nothing, with spice. And bacon.

Thanks for dropping in!

]]> By: Shawn McCormick http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/writing-discipline/how-to-punctuate-your-epitaph/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Shawn McCormick Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:20:35 +0000 http://www.tombentley.com/wordpress/?p=440#comment-745 You never cease to amaze (er, I mean amuse) me with your ability to take a simple concept and string it into a Seinfeld-worthy post! :-) You never cease to amaze (er, I mean amuse) me with your ability to take a simple concept and string it into a Seinfeld-worthy post! :-)

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