hello friends
last week i watched a derek halpern video
where he advocates that we not use commas
because shorter sentences are easier to read
and i thought
well shoot
if were getting rid of commas
lets go full e e cummings
and get rid of all punctuation and capital letters too
i want to see if i can write this message without either
and what your response will be
i do like the idea of simplification and minimalism
reducing things down to their basic components
and removing the unnecessary excess
but how would you write a list without commas
it would have to look something like this
red
blue
yellow
and green
what do you think
are commas outdated
is this readable
does it appeal to you
does it have a creative flare
could you write everything this way
share your thoughts with us
in the comments section below
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with love and appreciation
cassandra
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indian summer
18 x 18
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Hi Cassandra, I believe we need the commas. For me, it helps me to interpret the writer’s proper context and intention of what they are saying. Without the commas the reader potentially has to re-read the sentence to fully grasp what the writer is saying. It might be simple for a lot of people eliminating the commas but personally I much prefer them. I had a stroke three years ago from which I have fully recovered, however I have realised that the commas help to control the way I read and interpret a sentence.
Many thanks,
Malcolm Menzies
Interesting, Malcolm, and thanks for your thoughts. It’s true that you have to keep things simple and write short sentences without the commas. Which makes it difficult to write anything complex. But I am liking the idea of shorter sentences, and that’s something I need to work on.
I love this idea I have ADD and sometimes a page full of words are very overwhelming. I love reading the short sentences and I’m going to use it as a study tool. Thank you
Yes, Shelley, I really like the way the words look without the puncutation and capital letters. It’s clean and easy on the eyes. Sort of calming and relaxing.
hi cassandra
I think
it feels
more poetic
to write without
commas
whoops computer language murdered my sentence should read you and ee cummings make poetry out of ordinary language thanks joyce
Funny, Joyce! When you run it all together like that it’s definitely open to interpretation! Which can be a good thing, right? Unless you’re writing contracts.
It definitely looks more poetic, Gary, even if the words aren’t poetic!
I liked it a lot. I will have to get used to doing my replies this way
it saves a lot of time lindy
right
you don’t have to think so hard
its more stream of consciousness
you know
ive written several replies to people
this way now
with no caps and no punctuation
what im finding is that i write differently
when i write like this
im more free
i say things i wouldn’t normally say
im more kind and caring
why
we need commas. Imagine a sentence not in short lines without punctuation of any kind words all strung together. NOPE not for me, unless I want to write a poem.