Why do I always get corrected when using poor punctuation, while

You can do whatever the fuck you want if you can write a masterpiece. Punctuation doesn't do shit. It's just a visual cue for separating thoughts or how a sentence should be spoken.

>>8497019
No shit. I'm wondering why we're not taught that in school. It's kills any kind of unique prose.

>Why do I always get corrected when using poor punctuation

because you're not cormac mccarthy

Because the great writers know how to break the rules well and with purpose.

how pleb can you actually be?

>>8497015
Lack of punctuation has to have a specific function. You can't play with syntax without knowing why. You have to have a reason, not because you think it looks/sounds cool.

>>8497037
We are allowed to do whatever we want in my intro class as far as grammar and punctuation. We go over the standard rules and why theyre used and then alternatives and why theyre used. Dont know where you are that people get up in arms about leaving out quotation marks

>>8497476
Why is looking cool not a reason?

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>>8497015
>he fell for the "writing rules" meme
>he really fell for it

>>8497037
>I want to be taught how to think for myself
wut?

>>8497476
>not because you think it looks/sounds cool
That's the reason why Joyce used dashes for dialog though.

>>8497015
>Why do I always get corrected when using poor punctuation
When writing fiction?

>>8497601
That still has a discerbable function.

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>>8497835
>discerbable