tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post115320125744235687..comments2023-09-06T11:55:18.053-04:00Comments on Lugubrious Drollery: Of Adverbs and SemicolonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post-1153774074133127212006-07-24T16:47:00.000-04:002006-07-24T16:47:00.000-04:00You know what - That makes me feel better; 'cause ...You know what - That makes me feel better; 'cause I kinda like 'em!E. M. Atwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795597958393191696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post-1153271959212397752006-07-18T21:19:00.000-04:002006-07-18T21:19:00.000-04:00I couldn't find it at the time of the original pos...I couldn't find it at the time of the original post, but on p. 134 of A Man Without A Country, Vonnegut uses a semicolon, then writes, "And there, I've just used a semi-colon, which at the outset I told you never to use. It is to make a point that I did it. The point is: Rules only take us so far, even good rules."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006644312781883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28632024.post-1153262087682209362006-07-18T18:34:00.000-04:002006-07-18T18:34:00.000-04:00Crap; I kinda like semi-colons; I mean, they're no...Crap; I kinda like semi-colons; I mean, they're not so bad; even if I did go to school..<BR/><BR/>Good one, bud!E. M. Atwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795597958393191696noreply@blogger.com