I just want to say something about I heard from one of our classmates in class--He mentioned the subjunctive feature of punctuations.
I agree that although we have a fixed,unified way of using punctuations, and we are all used to obey these rules and principles--that's a good thing and we need to know and obey them. However sometimes or in some not formal situations I think that we can just feel free to use whatever punctutions we like to express ourselves--a lot of times it is really important to use our self-invented punctuations--full of our own personality and kind of special feeling--that just can not be conveyed by the normal standard punctuation, and at the same time we can make the writings more diversified!
That's the reason why I think he said punctuation is sometimes subjunctive rather than objective.So probably once a while we need to both write our own punctuations and understand others in this kind of sunbjunctive way!
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Of? course you can(t just. use punctuation any: old way you chose "Even when you--re being )creative there,s still got to be'some kind of system or ;else it doesnt make! any sense
I think it depends a lot on your purpose and context. E.g., e.e. cummings poetry vs. an essay analyzing that same poetry. There is a certain ambiguity and inefficiency introduced through the use of non-standard punctuation that isn't as effective for some audiences and purposes as for others. So, I think Amy and Jia both have valid points to make.
"you finally turn them into the shining gold?"
Keep the positive state of mind. An open mind is essential I think. It allows the teacher to see where a student is coming from and a tool for helping. When dealing with genius punctuation may find play, otherwise its best kept to the rules and codes to insure understanding.
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