Libido2286
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Pardon me, I hope I'm not being annoying, but I just had to point out something.
People use question marks in entirely the wrong situation and it bothers me like you wouldn't believe. So I thought I'd give some advice.
A question mark is ONLY used when one is asking a question. If one is stating something about which one is unsure, that is a statement therefore requires a period, not a question mark.
For example, one would say, "I think that makes me horny" NOT "I think that makes me horny?" because since you are feeling horny it's a statement, and not a question. Unless you aren't sure that you're feeling horny and then you'd like us to tell you, which is silly -- you'd know that yourself!
I know a lot of people get annoyed when others point out spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. errors, but if we're writers, then these are important parts of writing. Those three items may seem insignificant, but they've last several hundred years, in some cases, because the're important indicators in language.
So, just hope I haven't offended anyone.
People use question marks in entirely the wrong situation and it bothers me like you wouldn't believe. So I thought I'd give some advice.
A question mark is ONLY used when one is asking a question. If one is stating something about which one is unsure, that is a statement therefore requires a period, not a question mark.
For example, one would say, "I think that makes me horny" NOT "I think that makes me horny?" because since you are feeling horny it's a statement, and not a question. Unless you aren't sure that you're feeling horny and then you'd like us to tell you, which is silly -- you'd know that yourself!
I know a lot of people get annoyed when others point out spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. errors, but if we're writers, then these are important parts of writing. Those three items may seem insignificant, but they've last several hundred years, in some cases, because the're important indicators in language.
So, just hope I haven't offended anyone.