Author Topic: IDEA: Period Free (Read 2606 times)

Pete · « **on:** December 13, 2013, 10:09:07 AM »

Guys, what if you couldn't use periods? What if you had to end every sentence with either a question mark or an exclamation point?

Could you make it through an entire day at work or school that way?

I bet I could!

Tobias · « **Reply #1 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:10:15 AM »

rollingplains has made it through an entire bbs'n career that way

kso_FAN · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:17:34 AM »

Another great thread by Pete! Good job friend!

0.42 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:19:08 AM »

What if you added another restriction where you have to use an exclamation point where a question mark is called for and vice versa! Seems like it would be pretty fun?

kso_FAN · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:20:21 AM »

Quote from: centraltexascat on December 13, 2013, 10:19:08 AM

What if you added another restriction where you have to use an exclamation point where a question mark is called for and vice versa! Seems like it would be pretty fun?

This is a good idea? JMHO?

0.42 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:21:44 AM »

Maybe that would get boring after a while? Or perhaps you could spend an entire day satirizing our modern tendency to insert question marks at the end of sentence structures that don't really seem like questions? Could be fun?

Tobias · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:23:39 AM »

0.42 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:28:06 AM »

Ok that was fun but I think I'm done with this experiment.

0.42 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:34:22 AM »

or maybe not? i can't really stop myself at this point? is seizing on a joke and running with it until you run it into the ground an aspie thing!

kso_FAN · « **Reply #9 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:36:05 AM »

Quote from: centraltexascat on December 13, 2013, 10:34:22 AM

or maybe not? i can't really stop myself at this point? is seizing on a joke and running with it until you run it into the ground an aspie thing!

Do it? Don't you think its kind of fun!

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #10 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:39:18 AM »

boy wait till I give this idea to the girlfriend!

hey ohh!

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #11 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:50:35 AM »

let's focus more on how we should be adding different types of punctuation to written speech instead of take some away! ok, pete?

Frankenklein · « **Reply #12 on:** December 13, 2013, 10:53:51 AM »

Quote from: rick daris on December 13, 2013, 10:50:35 AM

let's focus more on how we should be adding different types of punctuation to written speech instead of take some away! ok, pete?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/13-punctuation-marks-that-you-never-knew-existed

Pete · « **Reply #13 on:** December 13, 2013, 11:24:16 AM »

Quote from: rick daris on December 13, 2013, 10:50:35 AM

let's focus more on how we should be adding different types of punctuation to written speech instead of take some away! ok, pete?

Fine by me! Are there any particular situations that bug you? I know the semicolon can be a challenge!

pissclams · « **Reply #14 on:** December 13, 2013, 12:18:30 PM »

where the eff where you three years ago when i needed you? selfish prick.

http://goEMAW.com/forum/index.php?topic=5726.0

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:15:48 PM »

I didn't think this thread was about punctuation!

FP TC etc. · « **Reply #16 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:21:28 PM »

I actually got in trouble recently for using too many periods and not enough exclamation points in my work emails!

EMAWican · « **Reply #17 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:36:40 PM »

Quote from: FP TC etc. on December 13, 2013, 01:21:28 PM

I actually got in trouble recently for using too many periods and not enough exclamation points in my work emails!

Do you wear 37 pieces of flair too bad person?

Big Sam · « **Reply #18 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:42:48 PM »

Why don't we just go back to the old school style when they first started printing books (or hand copying them, or whatever).

All caps.
No punctuation.
No spacing.
Fill in the line all they way before starting the next (mid-word if need be).

While we are at it, we should read everything out loud (for some, this is the only way they can read, but let's just mandate it).

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #19 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:06:27 PM »

Quote from: CartierFor3 on December 13, 2013, 01:15:48 PM

I didn't think this thread was about punctuation!

Yeah, me neither;