United Literary Minds of CS

[Season of the Star]

That seems brilliant!

So since parenthesis is winning by a landslide (at 30 votes) in the poll, we may as well get on that subject. ^^
I think i'm using them right, but I could be wrong. I've seen them used like:
Bob picked up his new blue car and Harry picked up his (it was red).

Actually- technically you shouldn't use parentheses very often in writing. The way you are using them is actually incorrect- the correct way to write that passage is

So since parenthesis is winning by a landslide- at 30 votes- in the poll, we may as well get on that subject. ^^
I think i'm using them right, but I could be wrong. I've seen them used like:
Bob picked up his new blue car and Harry picked up his-it was red.

-or else it may be that the writing altogether should be phrased "and Harry picked up his red car as well".

Parentheses should be used when adding something like a backstory. Usually they aren't even used at all. Example-

The mayor was talking excitedly- which he did often. I couldn't understand him at all. Couldn't he be a little more quiet and soft-spoken (a time like that, they say was actually once had. Except the mayor had a nervous breakdown and never went back.)

[Captain Hammer]

That seems brilliant!

So since parenthesis is winning by a landslide (at 30 votes) in the poll, we may as well get on that subject. ^^
I think i'm using them right, but I could be wrong. I've seen them used like:
Bob picked up his new blue car and Harry picked up his (it was red).

Actually- technically you shouldn't use parentheses very often in writing. The way you are using them is actually incorrect- the correct way to write that passage is

So since parenthesis is winning by a landslide- at 30 votes- in the poll, we may as well get on that subject. ^^
I think i'm using them right, but I could be wrong. I've seen them used like:
Bob picked up his new blue car and Harry picked up his-it was red.

-or else it may be that the writing altogether should be phrased "and Harry picked up his red car as well".

Parentheses should be used when adding something like a backstory. Usually they aren't even used at all. Example-

The mayor was talking excitedly- which he did often. I couldn't understand him at all. Couldn't he be a little more quiet and soft-spoken (a time like that, they say was actually once had. Except the mayor had a nervous breakdown and never went back.)

Thank you so much! I've never been sure, or very okay with parenthesis, so I never use them. :3

[Kiliann]

I only use them in expository writing, and still not that often.
I don't normally use them in fiction writing.

[Captain Hammer]

Hahaha, I see you're using the false edit, NightWings. I deleted mine a while back.

[herondale.]

Username:
Misguided
Why you want to join:
I get so frustrated when I'm writing a looong post to someone on a day were my muse is at its peak when the other player writes a one-liner! Then they wonder why I stop roleplaying for ages-its because they give me nothing to work with! But generally I face-plant the desk if I, myself, make a grammatical mistake with that exact same person I got annoyed at... No one is perfect! But you can be close. c;
Tell us something about you:
I can be too polite for my own good and try to ignore it when people have grammar mistakes but come on! Who can misspell 'have'!
-well, me but thats defeating the objective of this mini-rant I'm having-
It just annoys the heck out of me! One-liner posts drive me crazy!
Do you have a brain:
Hrm, let me have a quick check.
-knockshead-
Yes, I suppose I do.
... I think ...

[Animall]

Misguided, your accepted. :)

I try to avoid parentheses. I always end up messing them up. D:

[IgnoreThisAccount]

May I say something?
Sometimes people put sentences like 'It was a looong time ago'. I'm finding the underlined part uncorrect. Maybe you can say 'It was a very long time ago' but putting more 'o's won't help and make it sound longer.

[Season of the Star]

I avoid parentheses unless roleplaying and speaking in OOC (out of character) <-or giving examples.

@Owl-
Of course. I know what you mean. Slang and Americans (even though I am one) have changes the original English language until nothing is left.

[Captain Hammer]

Hello! Great to see new faces. Also, I like the new quote in your signiture, Seasonstar.

On the "ooooo" note, I usually write "lo-o-ong" or something when I really need to emphasive it, or I talicize it.

[Season of the Star]

When I need to emphasize something I just italicize it.

Thanks. I was going to ask you- where it says Words- should I put the link to this place?