May 10, 2009
I know I have mentioned here before how much blogs that automatically play music irritate me.
I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, well just stop reading those blogs, you moron.
You weren’t thinking that? You are way nicer than I am. Plus, I can’t stop reading them. Part of my job involves reading blogs.
Since we have already covered that I would like to share with you another of my blog pet peeves – unnecessary ellipsis in blog post titles.
Let’s say you have a blog title. Let’s say you are calling your post This is a Blog Post Title.
There is no reason to type This is a Blog Post Title…
or for that matter
This is a Blog Post Title!!!
Neither are necessary, appropriate or reasonable.
I am not the punctuation police. I use commas where they are not needed all of the time. This ellipsis crap is out of control.
Let’s all check ourselves before we wreck ourselves.
I think it is fair to assume that if you are titling something that it will be continued in the body of the post. You don’t need to have it there so we keep reading.
Wow. I feel much better now. Thanks!
Posted by Goon Squad Sarah @ 7:51 pm • Uncategorized
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May 10th, 2009 at 8:00 pm, The Redheaded Lefty Says:
Happy Mother’s Day, grumpy Sarah. You forgot blogs that have pink backgrounds and blogs that are rarely updated. Argh.
May 10th, 2009 at 8:22 pm, Wife and Mommy Says:
Whoops. I think I’m guilty of unnecessary ellipses in blog titles!
May 10th, 2009 at 8:42 pm, Kate Says:
Is it weird that now am I thinking what the plural form of ‘ellipsis’ is? Is it ellipsises.. or ellipsi? Ellipsis’s? My spell-check says the last one is right.
Happy Mother’s Day, though…!!!
May 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm, Cute~Ella Says:
Hey now!
I resemble that remark about the …s
They’re just so cute and well, commas just don’t seem to get the job done; nor do semi-colons.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:21 pm, cheryl Says:
Fully…entirely….addicted…to ellipses. Em dashes? Even more so.
However, I DO frequently begin the first line of the body of the titularly teased with ellipsis post with the reciprocal preceding ellipsis, and lower case.
Suppose the feigned suspense is superficial? As is my adoration of alliteration—and passion for parentheses
Bwahahahaha! Please forgive me, Sweet Goon Squad Mama. All high on the Mother’s (shouldn’t it be Mothers’—celebrating multiple mothers?) Day love offered–and rescinded following a time-out.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:23 pm, cheryl Says:
PS – To respond to Kate, isn’t the plural of ellipsis ellipses? As if you accidentally use a single parenthesis rather than parentheses?
May 11th, 2009 at 5:08 am, Molly Says:
I have an unhealthy addiction to semi-colons. They are my abused punctuation of choice.
They allow me to totally change direction in the middle of a sentence. It’s not a good thing.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:28 am, Assertagirl Says:
Since we’re putting it all out there on the table, I must confess that I hate the word, “Squee”. “Squee” is not a word nor is it a sound I would ever make in my entire life.
Phew! I feel much better now.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:29 am, Aprylsantics Says:
I’m so tempted to use these…I am a cage rattler from way back.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:26 am, js Says:
I do the … from time to time. But what drives me batshit crazy is a friend of mine on Facebook uses them ALL the damn time. All his status updates use them like “Douchebag …is having a great day…” All the instant messages have them at the end of whatever he is saying, same goes for his text messages. Dude is super well educated and I kind of want to punch him in the face for it……………………….
May 11th, 2009 at 8:29 am, roger Says:
I totally do that and it is awesome.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:22 am, William Says:
I think I am guilty of using the ellipsis but I try to use it the right way. I think.
May 11th, 2009 at 11:21 am, Jenni Says:
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May 11th, 2009 at 1:32 pm, Kristabella Says:
I think I do this.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:59 pm, Christina Says:
Wait – those of us who really do trail off in our thoughts all the time can keep using them, though, right? Right?
Because I’m well known for losing my place mid-thought…
May 11th, 2009 at 2:16 pm, TwoBusy Says:
Me: Why do you hate the ellipsis, Magua?
Sarah: When the ellipsis is dead, Magua will eat his heart. Before he dies, Magua will put his children under the knife, so the ellipsis will know his seed is wiped out forever.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, M.A. Smith Says:
I think I’ve done this once or twice, but I don’t normally use ellipsis in my title.
My posts however…
Sorry.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, NG Says:
My Response To The Ellipses Post…
Couldn’t agree more.
May 11th, 2009 at 3:54 pm, patois Says:
I can never use ellipses because of a former colleague’s assertion that ellipses are a sign of a poor writer. Sadly, I agree with that statement.
May 11th, 2009 at 4:35 pm, Leslie, The Writing Renegade Says:
I read this post and couldn’t help but start singing, “The jig is up, the news is out, you finally found me!”
May 12th, 2009 at 4:25 am, Kathi D Says:
Uh-oh. I have quite the perverted love affair with the ellipsis.
May 12th, 2009 at 4:26 am, Kathi D Says:
In my defense, I grew up on Herb Caen, legendary columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, who is said to be the inventor of 3-dot journalism.
May 12th, 2009 at 2:54 pm, ms. changes pants while driving Says:
i use these all the time. so i assume you’re talking to me. i can’t help it! it’s a pause before a thought. geez. i almost did it there twice…but i stopped myself. couldn’t help that third time.
“i can never use ellipses because of a former colleague’s assertion that ellipses are a sign of a poor writer. Sadly, I agree with that statement.”
darnit!
two busy’s comment was funny.
May 15th, 2009 at 9:14 am, Goon Squad Sarah Says:
Here is the correct usage in a blog post title:
http://ashleygailey.typepad.com/is_this_thing_on/2009/05/in-the-words-of-the-eloquent-randy-jackson.html
See? THAT is how you do it right.