A new reader pointed out to me that all the commas in my writes made him dizzy.
I told him they make me dizzy, too!
So here's the real story, Richard Orey!
I added the last line after reading Kathy's clever review. ha ha ~~ Rock
Well, I'm told I have a disease, or was it just a tease? I even asked my momma, she said: yup, you've got a bad case of miscomma
I try to put them where I think they really ought to be but those commas keep showing up everywhere, for all the world to see.
I asked my doctor what he thought that I should do He laughed and said, It's like a hiccup, just hold your breath as you write, until you turn blue
I didn't like that advice, so I asked my dad, he said I don't have a clue, son but whatever it is, you've really got it bad
I guess it's just a stray gene, from your mother's side of our family tree That makes you put those darn commas everywhere, for all the world to see! I've raised you to always use comma-sense but you seldom listen to me.
As for the commas.. I believe it is simply the 'Standard of the Songwriter' - especially guitarists! It's the pause to reflect thing.
So comma-on and write some more!
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY
WHEN MY JESUS WASHED, MY JESUS WASHED,
YES, MY JESUS WASHED, MY JESUS WASHED,
HE WASHED MY SINS, AWAY!
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY!
I NOTICED THIS TITLE AND HAD TO READ IT, SINCE I MYSELF ONCE COMMENTED ON YOUR COMMA-MANIA. ,,,THIS IS ADORABLE AND WELL-WRITTEN, AND THE COMMAS SEEM TO BE UNDER CONTROL. I COMMA-MEND YOU, ROCK.
I suffer from commaitis and it's partner, colonitis: you know: the double dots, one on top of another. LOL A delightful read, love it, and you: well done. LOL
Homer's Ill Iliad & Odd Sea Odyssey (420 pages) is an adult satire/parody rewrite of the classic stories of the 10 year Trojan War and of the 10 year adventure of Odysseus trying to return home to his native Ithaca.
Homer's Ill Iliad & Odd Sea Odyssey (420 pages) is an adult satire/parody rewrite of the classic stories of the 10 year Trojan War and of the 10 year adventure of Odysseus trying to return home to his native Ithaca.
As for the commas.. I believe it is simply the 'Standard of the Songwriter' - especially guitarists! It's the pause to reflect thing.
So comma-on and write some more!
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY
WHEN MY JESUS WASHED, MY JESUS WASHED,
YES, MY JESUS WASHED, MY JESUS WASHED,
HE WASHED MY SINS, AWAY!
OH, HAPPY DAY, OH, HAPPY DAY!
HUGS, Rho
YOUR SIS,
CONNIE
Most enjoyable, the plight of the commas.
Kathy
Your poetic sentiments are delightful.
As for the cure, may I suggest a proctologist? They may not be able to help, but they'll sure get your attention.
Your admiring friend,
Richard
I suffer from commaitis and it's partner, colonitis: you know: the double dots, one on top of another. LOL A delightful read, love it, and you: well done. LOL
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.