Ampersands, Ellipses, and Tildes

The use of good grammar is imperative; for one not to harness the elements crucial to writing is disappointing. As Richard C. Trench said, “Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.” As the English language slowly dissolves back into its earliest patterns of grunts and brusque statements, the need to return to the elegance of Shakespearean prose and form becomes ever more apparent. One must know how to use a semi-colon; if they do not do so, their writing shall be ever lacking in a crucial punctuation mark. Commas, the little slashes that can change the whole meaning of a sentence, must also be mastered, for in not doing so a writer is greatly inhibited in his writing. Other such forms of punctuation such as the ellipsis (. . .), the tilde (~) and exclamation points (!) should also be found in a writer’s repertoire.

It is disappointing as to how far the English language has deteriorated.

DEBBIE: OMG, like, this super cute guy like totally checked me out today.

STEVE: No way! Thatiss like, crazy, LOL!

DEBBIE: I know! I was like, get outta here, when Janet told me. I totally thought she was jk-ing, but she was like no way it is true.

STEVE: Well, ob-v, Debs. You are one smokin’ hot babe.

If only things could return to how they used to be…

EDMUND: Salutations, Batilda.

BATILDA: Greetings, Edmund. How fare you on this fine day?

EDMUND: Quite well, my dear, and yourself?

BATILDA: Quite well, thank you.

EDMUND: I was pondering whether you would be interested in joining my family at our summer home in Westchester to go foxing.

BATILDA: Oh, how wonderful that proposition sounds to mine ears! Oh, blast it all, I already have made plans.

However, the over-use of punctuation can be detrimental. Sometimes. People. Do not know, exactly! How to use punctation~marks… which is a shame. Nobody likes, to be able unable () to use! proper punctation!

Alas…

Knowing when to use “quotation marks,” when to underline, or when to italicize is of the utmost importance as well. In order to learn more on each of these, reference the timeless Elements of Style, which includes such chapters as “Elementary Rules of Usage,” “Elementary Principles of Compostition,” and “Words and Expressions Commonly Misused.”

In summation using proper grammar and punctuation is imperative to the success of any good writer in doing so a writer can expand their usage of the English language after all who would want to read a piece of writing in which the author has paid no heed to basic sentence structure grammatical form or punctuation?