@Rodney Exactly! Using caps for the whole thing is stupid nyway. like I’m gonna’ shout the whole paragraph in my head as I read it! Capitalize to emphasize!
I agree with the below comment about using asterisks or reserving caps for emphasis, but I will have to also agree that Facebook ought to enable those basic text-editing options.
Well she could’ve not posted the ENTIRE THING in caps, thereby not steering her cruise control for cool. Then she would’ve had something to emphasize with.
When referencing the name of something, quotation marks are appropriate. But if your school told you they are appropriate for “emphasization” (seriously, WTF does that even mean?), your school fails. Check out the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks.
Not to burst your bubble, but I’m afraid we’re living in an age in which the schools themselves are no more a reliable source of information than Heat magazine.
“Emphasis” is the noun, not the verb. “I would capitalized it” is the kind of sentence that would make MS Word soil itself. “Bolded” and “emphasization”… how do you even fix your fingers to type these things?
that represents a word that has pauses on either side of it in speech, capitalizing represents being louder/stressing the word, and quotes around something that isn’t normally supposed to be quoted or underlined represent temporary sarcasm. All of these are forms of emphasis.
Why is she mad that he left her for another girl? Obviously he no longer has interest in her, I know if my man wanted to see other women he could, as long as he breaks up with me first. That’s why it’s called dating geeze….
I noticed that too. I thought it was weird that she got dumped but talked about how she breaks guys hearts. Maybe he dumped you because he knew you were going to break his heart?
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Everybody knows sarcasm is superior to sympathy.
Aww, but ha ha ha ha ha.
Too bad you can’t underline, bold, or italicize text in those status updates…
WORK ON IT, FACEBOOK.
Yeah.
Quotes are the only make-do way.
Also, the poster isn’t the fail here- it’s the one that dumped her. If I was in her state, I would be furious too.
yea
Because *asterisks* are so hard… Or, better yet, DON’T CAPITALIZE THE WHOLE POST SO MAYBE YOU CAN RESERVE THE CAPS FOR “EMPHASIS”.
@Rodney Exactly! Using caps for the whole thing is stupid nyway. like I’m gonna’ shout the whole paragraph in my head as I read it! Capitalize to emphasize!
You stop making so much sense now, YA HEAR!!! pppffftttt you and your silly logic!!
I concur!
This!
I agree with the below comment about using asterisks or reserving caps for emphasis, but I will have to also agree that Facebook ought to enable those basic text-editing options.
Well she could’ve not posted the ENTIRE THING in caps, thereby not steering her cruise control for cool. Then she would’ve had something to emphasize with.
YES! “WORK” ON “IT”, “FACEBOOK” “!”
I use quotes to “emphasis” keywords in my conversation. If I want to note a title of a movie, say like “Zombieland”, I would capitalized it.
When on a forum or blog or status posting that doesn’t allow italicized, bolded, or underlined words, “quoting” is actually emphasization.
No. No it’s not.
Total WIN HappyNat!
Actually, yes it is. I learned this in school today (not even kidding).
When referencing the name of something, quotation marks are appropriate. But if your school told you they are appropriate for “emphasization” (seriously, WTF does that even mean?), your school fails. Check out the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks.
No. It really isn’t. Do not use quotation marks for emphasis. EVER.
You can run and tell THAT, homeboy.
Seriously?
There are teachers out there stupid enough not to…
Actually, thinking back to my year 9 English class, I’m not too surprised.
Not to burst your bubble, but I’m afraid we’re living in an age in which the schools themselves are no more a reliable source of information than Heat magazine.
“Emphasization” isn’t … … … it isn’t a word.
The fact you said (and i quote) “bolded” shows your lac of intelligence!
it comes as no surprise that you would think it is okay to use quotations as emphasis!! o_O
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And since intelligence is the subject, the spelling and grammatical answers actually form a secret code!
“Emphasis” is the noun, not the verb. “I would capitalized it” is the kind of sentence that would make MS Word soil itself. “Bolded” and “emphasization”… how do you even fix your fingers to type these things?
Along with the grammatical errors noted above:
>I use quotes to “*emphasize” keywords…
You did note the title of a movie, and you did it with quotes, not caps. MULTIFAIL
I’ve always emphasized using -this- method. I know it looks a bit odd, but it -does- work for me when I can’t use bold or italics.
that represents a word that has pauses on either side of it in speech, capitalizing represents being louder/stressing the word, and quotes around something that isn’t normally supposed to be quoted or underlined represent temporary sarcasm. All of these are forms of emphasis.
I use _this_. And I do recall in certain text programs it does put the words in italics.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emphasization
Sorry. Maybe this will help you:
“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emphasization”
Why is she mad that he left her for another girl? Obviously he no longer has interest in her, I know if my man wanted to see other women he could, as long as he breaks up with me first. That’s why it’s called dating geeze….
Well, according to the post, he was seeing other women at the same time as dating her. Not cool.
And even so, dumping one woman just so you can date another is just tacky, if the current relationship you’re in is going well.
If you dump your boyfriend/girlfried to date someone else, the original relationship probably wasn`t going all that well…
This is true. Either that, or you’re just a jerk to begin with.
Let’s write a Queen song again!
I was born to love you!
no.
no.
MAYBE SHE ALWAYS “SCREAMED” AT “HIM”!
Likes WOMEN WHO “RUN” TILL THEY CANT RUN NO MORE AND FALL ON THE GROUND CRYING
homegirl needs to read “he’s just not that into you”
lol now she has a movie she can watch too
So the guys are heartbroken when they leave?? Maybe she meant it’s why women are heartbroken when they leave guys. I’m “RIGHT” aren’t “I”?? “???”
I noticed that too. I thought it was weird that she got dumped but talked about how she breaks guys hearts. Maybe he dumped you because he knew you were going to break his heart?
Anyone else reminded of Joey Tribbiani?
Don’t watch “FRIENDS” or “JOEY” or “YOU” will spent “ALL” your “TIME” in “HELL”
Friends “RULES”.
Yes!
Tell that to Dr. Evil.
hahahah exactly !
Also spelt DECEIVE wrong…
No wonder he left her. she sounds like a nut job!! He probably breathed a sigh of relief when she stopped being in her life.
I REALLY…”HATE” IT…WHEN “PEOPLE”…USE “”"”"”QUOTES”"”"”"”…FOR “EMPHASIZATION,”…AND ALL “CAPS” YELLING BUGS “ME” TOO, BUT…THE “THING”…THAT “REALLY”…”ANNOYS” “ME”…IS THE…”POINTLESS” USE OF…ELLIPSES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Damn, that was hard to type.
What the comment should of said was I before e except after c…occasionally
I think the quotes make her sound “smart”.
The post reminds me of this old Chris Farley SNL skit:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2331/saturday-night-live-update—bennett-brauer
Win!
Wow, that is actually what I think of doing when I see quotes, but I’ve never seen someone do that so much in a single monologue.
I know someone who uses quotation marks to emphasis. She’s hilarious. My personal favourites: “My son is such a “great” guy.
Will Smith is “sexy”.
It looks like the transcript of a Bennett Brauer rant.
Yep, caps is a way to show emphasis