Deixis9Apr 1, 2025

May I offer you a comma?

“The true comma. The pause comma. The afterthought comma. The hesitation comma. The rhythm comma. The blues.”

https://theamericanscholar.org/in-the-matter-of-the-commas/

In the Matter of the Commas - The American Scholar

For the true literary stylist, this seemingly humble punctuation mark is a matter of precision, logic, individuality, and music

The American Scholar
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@Deixis9

Wow, what a find, thank you for the link.

Matthew Zipf has written an elegant & perceptive essay on style, Renata Adler and the comma. A text that warrants reflection and re-reading.

#Style #writing #commas #MatthewZipf #RenataAdler #JoanDidion

Apr 1, 2025 at 9:21pmWeb
Show threadDeixis9Apr 2, 2025

@the_roamer

I notice he has a substack account.

I was blown away by commas.

A definite re-read.