<div dir="auto">however, there is a major difference between the {-'a'} and punctuation in general.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">if you are reading a sentence which contains a verb bearing the {-'a'}, or a sentence starting with any question word, there is no way you can't realize instantly that it is a question.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">but if you are trying to read a passage with no commas and periods, then good luck, especially in klingon.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">one of the reasons I refuse to read paq'batlh is exactly this lack of punctuation. the problem isn't the lack of question marks; its having to be a psychic in order to understand where everything starts and stops.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">whenever voragh quotes the paq'batlh, and I am trying to read just a few sentences, I feel like smashing my phone against the wall.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I can't help but hear myself saying "how the f*** am I supposed to understand this" ?<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">qunnoH jan puqloD<br>ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'<br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 Dec 2016 5:00 pm, "SuStel" <<a href="mailto:sustel@trimboli.name">sustel@trimboli.name</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="m_-1402518030185919446moz-cite-prefix">On 12/31/2016 9:30 AM, Lieven wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">Am 31.12.2016 um 15:17 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
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<blockquote type="cite" style="color:#000000">Some time ago I
decided to stop using question marks, because I decided
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that they are unnecessary.
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Why did you decide that. Don't you think it looks strange. Would
it look strange in English.
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<blockquote type="cite" style="color:#000000">On the other hand,
I believe that other punctuation marks are definitely
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necessary.
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Not really
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It's the same in English
<br>
When you write one line per phrase it's clear the sentence is over
<br>
If you have longer phrases that are longer than one line and may
jump into the following line you can just leave a space to mark a
ne phrase like I am doing now
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<br>
This is the next phrase
<br>
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So saying that punctuation is necessary contradicts your saying
that the qustion mark is not <span class="m_-1402518030185919446moz-smiley-s1" title=":-)"><span>:-)</span></span></blockquote>
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<p>Well, technically, line endings are also punctuation. But
capitalization, alternate typefaces, horizontal and vertical
spacing, and marks are all used to improve the readability of
writing, refined* over thousands of years. Earlier writing often
eschewed punctuation, showing it's not strictly necessary. But it
helps a lot. Messing around with it is a disservice to your
readers.</p>
<p>* But the modern ignorance of the difference between text figures
and lining figures is nothing short of a crime!<br>
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