I'm a comma.
A comma conveys something unfinished. It leaves the reader hanging, safe with the knowledge more is yet to come, that something important, something vital still remains to be read.
I think of my life the same way. The beginning of the sentence, and my life, are fulfilled, but they aren't complete. Not yet.
Since I'm an optimist, I know--deep down know--the comma is signalling another independent clause awaits. The rest of my life will have a complete subject, a complete predicate, and possibly a dependent clause too. I'm not a run-on type of gal, so more commas will fit in somehow.
And since I'm a firm believer in ending the sentence with something big, I believe something grand will continue my life.
I'm hoping the next word in my sentence isn't a "but" or "however." I'd prefer an "and" or "plus." I'm a little selfish that way.
Where do you see the next part of your sentence going? Are you a comma? A question mark?
Have a happy Friday!
Honestly, I haven't had enough coffee to think about that one. What would a dash signify?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great question. I try to be an optimist, although I definitely have my bad days. Right now I see the next part of my sentence being positive, something life-changing. At least, I hope!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I will never think of commas the same.
ReplyDeleteHey - funny side note. For some reason, when I first read your post in my dash board, I read "coma". Funny what difference a little m can make. :)
I am a big fat question mark! Love this Jill!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun question!
ReplyDeleteI think I might be ~ one of those. Just for the heck of it. :D Or an emoticon. Or a whole slew of question marks.
~ Wendy
I'm going for ...
ReplyDeleteLots to fill those dots, I hope!
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteLaura: Deep questions--in the morning and on a Friday? What was I thinking! Enjoy another cup of coffee, on me!
Stacy: Same here! We must be a lot alike!
Katie: Ha! Ha! I am a coma, too. The final week before school starts definitely shuts my brain down!
Jennie: Ooo, love it!! I'll bet you love surprises too, don't you? :)
Wendy: You are a row of emoticons! And really, I must be an exclamation point, too. I can't get enough!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Eileen: Ooo, the ellipses! Yes, love those too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by!
I think I might be a semi-colon. Kinda funny looking and no one is really sure what to do with it. :D
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
I am a wannabe exclamation point, living currently as a comma--or a dash! :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm an optomist however,.... Maybe I just think too much and you got me thinking!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm an exclamation point!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was my guess, but I took a What Punctuation Mark Are You test to verify this. I was right!!! :-)
I'm definitely a semi-colon - one complete thought for right now, with another just waiting to be added and make the sentence as a whole even more profound.
ReplyDeleteI think. I hope!
I am ????!! (a series of question marks with a few exclamation points thrown in for good measure.) Fun post!
ReplyDeleteI'm an ellipsis...and use it making up my own rules.
ReplyDeleteYour post made me smile! I think of myself as an em dash because I'm always on the verge of saying something important. LOL!
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Fun post, Jill!
ReplyDeleteHmm...
Right at this moment, I'm going with italics because I'm feeling stressed today! :)
Hmm...not sure. I guess that would make me a question mark, right?
ReplyDeleteOoooh! I love this post, Jill!! Who knew punctuation could be so deep? :) You rock! I hope I'm a comma, too!
ReplyDeleteJill, you have the BEST questions! I'm definitely a glass-half-full girl, so comma me in! I'm not sure where my sentence is going next, but as along as I have clauses like 'great mom' and 'friend' and 'writer' in there, I'm a happy girl.
ReplyDeleteToday, I'm an exclamation point! It's been a great day....
ReplyDeleteErica: You're so crazy! Funny-looking? No way! You're bee-yoo-tiful!
ReplyDeleteColeen: Ooh, love that! I feel the same!
Lynn: Ha! Nothing wrong with that. :)
Keli: There's a quiz to find out for sure?? Perfecto!! And you are an exclamation point!
E. Louise: Love it! I hope your next complete part is all you hope for!
Patrice: I think I'm with you on those! Boy, it's hard being on this journey. :)
Em: You rule-breaker, you! Go get 'em!
E.R.: Welcome! And I love your reasoning--isn't the em-dash a wonderful thing? :)
Jessica: Bummer, sorry things are stressful right now. Hopefully tomorrow will be an exclamation point kind of day!
Susan: Nothing wrong with that!
Jennifer: Deep? Me? Never! Ha!
Kristi: I want those same words in my sentence. I know they're in yours!
Tiffany: Ooo, that sounds really good! I want to know what's got you so pumped up!!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi Jill .. I'm an ellipsis Queen I think! Completely inadvertently .. perhaps I can't finish sentences .. so the brain says .. ok let's move on!! Good thought - but love the comma photo .. butterflies are so beautiful. Mr Hamster! takes good photos ... Cheers and have a good weekend .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure, so I took the Punctuation Quiz that Keli mentioned and found out that I am a colon. I guess that makes sense. I feel as though I have an announcement to make, like I'm on the verge of producing or generating something great. My next boardgame, I hope.
ReplyDeleteHilary: Oh, I love that you're an ellipses! I find them mysterious. :)
ReplyDeletePaul: Cool! You're the first colon, and I hope you have an announcement of another awesome boardgame soon!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Definitely a comma or maybe even a colon. Life is fluid and options are infinite at any given moment. A period signals the end, and I am far from finished! Great post!
ReplyDeleteI love commas, in, my, writing, too, perhaps, too, much, don't, you, think?! ;), Great post!
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