tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post7724104022170664430..comments2023-10-30T09:00:07.439-05:00Comments on A Walk In My Shoes: These Shoes Make a StatementSusan R. Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-62026228739444785022009-12-16T00:46:13.774-06:002009-12-16T00:46:13.774-06:00I'm quite fond of the exclamation point! :-) ...I'm quite fond of the exclamation point! :-) And, I learned 2 spaces after a period, so I'm totally pre-programmed to that when I type!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-67181570442408280622009-12-15T20:17:16.473-06:002009-12-15T20:17:16.473-06:00I'm guilty on exclamation points. I don't ...I'm guilty on exclamation points. I don't really care for them, but I use them when I'm cheering some on. The double spacing after periods is a hard habit to break. Most magazines (national and regional types) prefer single spaces because apparently double spacing messes up the layout. I'm not sure why, but that's what I've been reading in writer's guidelines for regional publications.Diane J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638568994448668008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-11913065081373082009-12-15T19:56:13.946-06:002009-12-15T19:56:13.946-06:00Oh, I love using exclamation points in blogoshere ...Oh, I love using exclamation points in blogoshere because I don't in my stories.<br /><br />According to the in manual of style, it's one space between sentences.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-31052693712089331302009-12-15T19:54:15.632-06:002009-12-15T19:54:15.632-06:00I use two spaces because that is how I was taught....I use two spaces because that is how I was taught. I have also read that if you use two spaces in your manuscript it is a lot easier to find and replace it to one spaces if an agent wants it to be one space instead of two. But changing from one space to two spaces would take much more time and effort.Amber Lynaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890268873178010212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-19261394092718728102009-12-15T16:22:19.062-06:002009-12-15T16:22:19.062-06:00I just hopped over from Julie's blog. I can&#...I just hopped over from Julie's blog. I can't believe it took me so long to find the party over here! Look at all the fabulous shoes and all the faces of people I love to visit! Count me in. ;-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-59419698160357505012009-12-15T14:36:09.562-06:002009-12-15T14:36:09.562-06:00I think it looks neater with two spaces between se...I think it looks neater with two spaces between sentences. As for exclamation points, I know the rule. That's why I love it that so many bloggers, even good writers use them in blogging. They are fun. They don't hurt anyone and for informal work, they just seem to add pizzaz!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-896648535338530592009-12-15T13:43:51.518-06:002009-12-15T13:43:51.518-06:00Interesting. I've always been guilty of using...Interesting. I've always been guilty of using exclamation points. I guess I'm a very emotional kinda girl.<br /><br />When I learned to type in high school they taught us to leave two spaces after the period. But that was back in the caveman days.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505675063769786300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-65160062577690002702009-12-15T12:39:55.750-06:002009-12-15T12:39:55.750-06:00I actually leave out exclamation points and then g...I actually leave out exclamation points and then go back through and put them in where the dialogue or sentence needs one. And one space is the general rule now, which makes sense with digital formatting.Tara McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246124060126729229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-79812198735150437202009-12-15T09:43:15.594-06:002009-12-15T09:43:15.594-06:00I don't mind exclamation points IF they are us...I don't mind exclamation points IF they are used carefully. And very, very sparingly.<br /><br />And I've always only spaced once after a sentence. Never have I done the two spaces thing, not even when I was first writing on an old electric typewriter.Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-17450984421747526422009-12-15T08:25:22.746-06:002009-12-15T08:25:22.746-06:00Yep, it's one. Like you I learned two, but the...Yep, it's one. Like you I learned two, but the rules keep changing along with everything else. Every time I buy a new MLA guideline book, they've changed that too. I wonder who "they" are. I picture some big whig in a fancy office with nothing else to do.Clementinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745982305618408952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-3429832661748654272009-12-14T21:43:38.845-06:002009-12-14T21:43:38.845-06:00I'm an exclaimer in real life, but try to use ...I'm an exclaimer in real life, but try to use them sparingly in my writing. They're like neon signs, and that jolts the reader.<br /><br />One space. The two space rule was for typewriters, I believe. I had to break that habit too. Unfortunately, I didn't know about the search and replace function in Word at the time. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-88775303017405095062009-12-14T21:35:09.849-06:002009-12-14T21:35:09.849-06:00I hate exclamation points! And yet, I find them i...I hate exclamation points! And yet, I find them in my own writing....far too often. Which means, I think, that I hate to read them, but I love to write them. <br /><br />They are kind of fun to write...almost as god as question marks.<br /><br />(Love the dot-dot-dot, though I use it far too much.)storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-60628750983676912852009-12-14T19:25:31.665-06:002009-12-14T19:25:31.665-06:00I use exclamations points like saffron. (I'm ...I use exclamations points like saffron. (I'm hungry, can you tell?) They are precious and should be used sparingly, but done correctly they can really pack a punch. <br /><br />As for the spaces, I retaught myself to use two after typing all through high school. Now I think the standard is firmly one. I could probably reteach myself, but then it will probably just change again.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-25111696219041941922009-12-14T16:33:20.846-06:002009-12-14T16:33:20.846-06:00English grammar was not my best subject. I use the...English grammar was not my best subject. I use the exclamation point if it's in dialogue or what im writing is in first person narrative. I'm a one spacer too. hmmm....I should be taking notes from this. Thank you!Melanie's Randomnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331778717585609001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-77041385926151605222009-12-14T16:18:55.866-06:002009-12-14T16:18:55.866-06:00Interesting quandary here. I would say use exclama...Interesting quandary here. I would say use exclamation points sparingly in dialogue, in fact, in the whole draft. Let the actions show you what the speaker is feeling.<br /><br />I'm a one spacer myself, I've heard that is what agents and editors are looking for now, but who knows, right? LOL<br /><br />Those shoes are crazy! They look like hard ballet shoes :o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-43543073308971713422009-12-14T15:09:34.992-06:002009-12-14T15:09:34.992-06:00I do one space.
Those shoes hurt my feet just by ...I do one space.<br /><br />Those shoes hurt my feet just by looking at them.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-57089568652931077132009-12-14T14:55:03.173-06:002009-12-14T14:55:03.173-06:00One of the hardest things for me, when I started w...One of the hardest things for me, when I started working as a copywriter, was getting used to only one space between sentences. I still over-use exclamation points! Definitely! I often go back after finishing a project, and take most of them out.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726995606953732736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-3556532681844880692009-12-14T14:02:12.894-06:002009-12-14T14:02:12.894-06:00Ditto Wendy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But in my writing, I t...Ditto Wendy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But in my writing, I think less is better. I'm learning that the words pack the power not the punctuation.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-73933938030140102182009-12-14T13:54:42.603-06:002009-12-14T13:54:42.603-06:00Yeah, if the writing is good, there should be litt...Yeah, if the writing is good, there should be little need for an exclamation point! Although, I think sometimes it would be better to use one, rather than have unnecessary wordiness! LOL<br /><br />I'm stuck in the old world when it comes to spaces. I was taught, and still use, the two spaces following a sentence. I like the break. Especially with these ancient eyeballs!Lillian Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488638666900705015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-49728727349217440542009-12-14T13:26:48.543-06:002009-12-14T13:26:48.543-06:00PS... oooh ballet heels!!!!!!!! :)PS... oooh ballet heels!!!!!!!! :)Ellie Kingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711249217634726986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-27467805965919392612009-12-14T13:25:45.203-06:002009-12-14T13:25:45.203-06:00When did the spacing change? Maybe I should go bac...When did the spacing change? Maybe I should go back to school, cause apparently things are changing faster than I can keep up. Ha! There's my exclamation point. I love 'em. Trying to stick to the rules, but which ones? :) I'll have to follow your advice and go with what feels best. Thanks for these posts Susan. xoEllie Kingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711249217634726986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-35845849914061439142009-12-14T13:22:45.455-06:002009-12-14T13:22:45.455-06:00I've never heard of the two spacing thing. The...I've never heard of the two spacing thing. The things you learn.<br /><br />I als try and use exclamation points sparingly.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444920778218867295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-34991657536378555892009-12-14T13:10:31.361-06:002009-12-14T13:10:31.361-06:00Those shoes look cool, kina like a pair of red toe...Those shoes look cool, kina like a pair of red toe shoes. I probably couldn't pull them off, but they're still awesome.<br /><br />I don't really use exclamation points, because I think my dialogue tag would make it redundant. Maybe, if I didn't have a tag in there, I might use it to convey the emotion. Maybe.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-29555011049449580212009-12-14T13:02:41.385-06:002009-12-14T13:02:41.385-06:00I learned two spaces back in high school, but have...I learned two spaces back in high school, but have since been told today's norm is one.<br /><br />(Those shoes look painful, though they're fun in a cartoon sort of way.)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-81480217152991526612009-12-14T12:16:02.023-06:002009-12-14T12:16:02.023-06:00I say one space at the end of a sentence and I thi...I say one space at the end of a sentence and I think that it is okay to use exclamation points. Maybe just not alot....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com