I keep seeing *asterisks* used as punctuation which is apparently a new *development*. What is *this* supposed to indicate? What are the appropriate rules of usage? Signed,Punctuation Nazi
I've often seen it used to narrate a physical action/emotion. Example: I'm not very good at grammar. The Punctuation Nazi will probably find a mistake and think less of me ... *looks sheepish*
*Enters the thread* I always read them like stage directions, or to indicate something one is *pedantry* unsure of.
Quote from: Alchemilla on August 09, 2015, 12:34:15 AM*Enters the thread* I always read them like stage directions, or to indicate something one is *pedantry* unsure of.Of which one is unsure? </pedantry> :-)