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fandom_grammar about trailing punctuation and pauses. Oh yes, ellipses and em dashes. It's like grammar heaven for me!Punctuation tells you how to read a sentence. It's as scientific as writing ever gets. Each symbol for punctuation correlates to a different, specific meaning and the punctuations for pauses each determine a different length of pause. Punctuation that indicates trailing off or interruptions can be very different, as well, and if not properly punctuated could convey a meaning very different from the intended meaning.
I had fun looking for canon examples rather than just writing all of my own. Trailing dialogue? Oh yes, Daniel is a natural for that. I also went to FMA (because manga tends to have a unique usage for ellipses) and I wanted to tear my eyes out. Because aside from doing the typical manga thing of starting dialogue with an ellipsis or having only an ellipsis for the dialogue, there were tons of examples that weren't what I needed! Frustrating!
Anyway, em dashes are love. Go read.
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Sorry, I already had the red pen out, couldn't help myself.
You'll have to search for the term "unique," but there is information about it here and here.
Ok, then why is is "an historic event", etc. Or am I wrong about that one, too? *facepalm*
Oh, btw, I did the new question claim post for
Thus, the distinction is for clarity. Additionally, in some regional varieties of English, the "h" in historic is not pronounced (or is pronounced very softly), so in those, the use of "an" is called for.
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Have you read Death Note yet?
I've only read the first 2 volumes of Death Note, but I have through 9. I'm planning to pick up Death Note again once I've finished FMA (which will probably be in a week or less).