All matrimonial joking aside, I'm completely in agreement (even if I can get terribly sloppy on occasion). The English language is utterly beautiful and expressive. It deserves to be treated well. When people talk about "abusing the language," I feel every ellipsed blow.
Something that struck me about your Daria reference is how much it applied to your own fanfic. Challenges form the backbone of your very best work (and I find it heartening that you always credit the challenger when speaking of the stories).
I recently dated a girl who wrote Labyrinth fic. It may very well have been good, but I couldn't tell. Scrunched sentences, ellipses, and a general lack of capitalization sent me running. Of course, not really suprising. She and I were discussing fanfic and she shrugged and said it wasn't real writing, anyway. It struck me as hypocritical, but I guess she was just in the "it's-funsters" set (makes note about dating criteria, re: "professionals" preferred).
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All matrimonial joking aside, I'm completely in agreement (even if I can get terribly sloppy on occasion). The English language is utterly beautiful and expressive. It deserves to be treated well. When people talk about "abusing the language," I feel every ellipsed blow.
Something that struck me about your Daria reference is how much it applied to your own fanfic. Challenges form the backbone of your very best work (and I find it heartening that you always credit the challenger when speaking of the stories).
I recently dated a girl who wrote Labyrinth fic. It may very well have been good, but I couldn't tell. Scrunched sentences, ellipses, and a general lack of capitalization sent me running. Of course, not really suprising. She and I were discussing fanfic and she shrugged and said it wasn't real writing, anyway. It struck me as hypocritical, but I guess she was just in the "it's-funsters" set (makes note about dating criteria, re: "professionals" preferred).
Thank you for this. Rant on.