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I'd have to guess the em dash, but I'll take the quiz and let you know.

Cute quiz! Apparently I'm a comma. I love the semicolon, though. I have to be careful not to overuse it when I write. I don't have a problem in short messages (e.g., blog comments), but when I really get going, I'm constantly tempted! It's so gentle compared to the period.

PJ: So? Let me know!!

Lisa: Yes...the gentle folk are drawn to that semicolon :)

And here I am, another semicolon fan, a comma as well. Did you seem my post on both? http://medinger.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/semicolons-and-commas-oh-my/#comments

and

http://medinger.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/those-commas/

Put me firmly in the "for" column; I love semicolons. (That's not a very good example of how to use one, but I do appreciate their subtle flexibility and ability to bring order to a long list. In fact, I could argue that anyone who clicked over via your links, cared enough to read both articles in their entirety, and savored every "for" and "against" argument has the love of logic and nuance that would mark them as a possible semi-colon supporter; however, I could be mistaken.)

Wow! Turns out I'm an exclamation point! Never saw that one coming!

I certainly ought to be a semicolon, don't you think? I'll check it out and see how accurate the test is.

I'm going to declare myself a semicolon prior to taking the quiz; I use them all the time and take great joy in teaching proper semicolon use to my students.

well I'm a colon too.

I also think that I should have said semicolon usage instead of use, but I am too mommy-brained to be sure or to even care very much. Alas.

Wanted to take the quiz - but I had to dash.

-Stephanie
sboman.livejournal.com

I'm an exclamation point! Yay!

Monica: I did read your posts via reader :) I'm going to add the links to my post now.

Sara: I LOVED the Guardian piece. The writers' comments were excellent.

Emily: !!!!!

Sherry: You certainly should be :) Oops, that should be: ;)

Suzanne: If it's any consolation, I would have put you squarely in the semicolon camp. You're just the gentle type.

Stephanie: Hah!

PJ: !!!

I love the semicolon, but apparently I'm doomed to be a comma as well. A mere comma in the sentence of life! How tragic!!!

Hi, Kelly!

Long time no talk. You have a great blog; well done! There, I used a semi-colon. :) It is, actually, one of my favourite punctuation marks.

I took the quiz, though, and it says that I am more of an exclamation mark person. Hmm, I wonder if that's true.

I'm really enjoying this "card" series.

wow that's really cool - great linework and 'old world' quality to it.

i am enjoying it too. luscious lips...mmmm

But why not 79?

Or even 179?

I bet you'd do an amazing Tarot card deck.

Is that a monogram growing in there?

Curiously joyful!

Yes

Brilliant, fascinating -- I love an Illo that is also brain food -- I'll be pondering this today. Great work!

uh-oh...a new favorite...I like the 'clean' yet busy nature of this...

It's difficult enough intraspecies...

"Must I draw you a picture?"

Yes, you must! How could you possibly convey this otherwise?

Great idea and great triptych. You are great always...

there you go again with your intricate stuff, mind blowing it is.

Great Symbolism. The whole triptych is really awesome, My favorite is the center piece.

Nonsensical yet beautiful, like so many things I like! You keep me guessing...

mind-boggling!

wow that's quite amazing! you obviously put a lot of thought into this!

a hint might help.

Its a little hard to make out what is going on however, i really enjoy your style and colors.

I love the vibrancy and colour in this painting!

I think this is fabulous!

i too think it's fabulous,makes perfect sense to me.

So cool...Excellent!

GREAT!!!!

aha, bold- this is more like my stuff----messy!

hope his partner has a small 'shnozz'.

proboscoidal

beautiful drawing

you're full of nonsense!

I love the detail. I could just sit and gaze at each hair on the fellow's beard.

Nonsense. That should have been the IFN word for the week. I'm picking crap ones at the moment....

this is great, I really like it.

The creavtive tool of a steel nib projecting replacements of all consuming objects??

Why?

Oh, yes - this is great and inspiring, as always :-)

it tames itself sooner than you think.

I see things like this when I close my eyes.

This would make a great pillowcase and duvet set for a 3-8 year old, no?

yeah, why the hell TAME this thing? wonderful and wacky...

and duvet cover does come to mind...or doggie duvet bed cover...

Because if we don't, it'll flea, right? Tee hee!

The pooches are nicely interlocked—this would make a great puzzle. Nicely done!

P.L. Frederick
SMALL & big

Very cool! I wonder how long this took to do!

betrunken expresionismus.

reminds me of voodoo doctors in africa.

Brilliant (as ever)

Very interesting, the way the eyes say totally different things. Love them.

Muy bellos grabados!

Ummm..yep, that would scare the candy out of me! I hate those nightmares I had as a kid. Yech.

woah, great illo. what a style!

That must have been a very vivid dream. Is it a multple-eyed tiger missle? That is what it looks like to me.

This is a stunning print. It's a nice touch using the grey paper and white gouache.

That's pretty vivid imagery...can't remember too many nightmares of my own.

it's my daymares that perturb me more.

Really was that your first nightmare? I suposse you was awake fot three days. Gorgeous!

For me it was some transsexual psycho on Starsky and Hutch that did it.

Let the psychotherapy commence!

what kind of tea were you drinking? that image is scary to consider, ever from this distance.

I really like all the patterns of your piece. The dog looks seriously distressed. Is that swan attacking him or the other way around? :)

Proper blood sports this time.

hey, thanks for your words on my blog...Blue is my favorite, great style and feeling!

Salud!

Good job Ellis. Really love the colors and the pattern you get out from your brain.

A piece clearly fuelled by your Recent Art Rage experimentation. Interesting how you've brought the Rage out of the digital back into the painterly.

Well I think so anyway.

What the....? Ellis, I don't think I have ever seen a painting from you before; just your ink drawings. This is so interesting and cool! I love it!