Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Not punctuated, lacking punctuation.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of unpunctuate.
Examples
“Call me a romantic, but the idea of unpunctuated quiet time seems like one we should bring back.”
““He simply sent us copy that was unpunctuated, no spell checks - straight off the cuff - a nightmare and yet worthwhile because what he had to say was always pertinent.””
Global Voices in English » Africa: Remembering Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
“Every year without knowing it I have passed the day/When the last fires will wave to me/And the silence will set out/Tireless traveler," he wrote, in the unpunctuated form that has defined his style.”
The Washington Post: W.S. Merwin, Hawaii-based poet, will serve as 17th U.S. laureate
“They are written in the same unpunctuated rhythms of his poetry, and they connect the details of the photographs to the long lists and relentlessly noticing eye of Ginsberg's best written work.”
The Washington Post: 'Beat Memories' at the National Gallery: Photography review by Philip Kennicott
“Recently I deleted a comment from the book review blog because it was badly spelled, unpunctuated, and included the acronym lol.”
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“Sometimes these ideas were sketched out in a short paragraph or two, often unpunctuated.”
“When I used to walk past the back of my college in Euston the 60's they had a permanent unpunctuated sign - 'PART TIME CLEANING LADIES WANTED'.”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“Since actual English speakers dislike unpunctuated sentences, run-on sentences are less accurate, and punctuation is the accepted practice, the only reason not to properly punctuate sentences is to offend.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists:
“Contrary to legend, the scroll was not a roll of teletype paper but a series of large sheets of tracing paper that Kerouac cut to fit and taped together, and it is not unpunctuated - merely unparagraphed, which makes a certain physical demand on the reader, who is deprived of the usual rest stops.”
“Most noticeably, Molly Bloom's unpunctuated chapter is now replete with apostrophes, hyphens and italics.”
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Word Guidelines for Wordie
A set of rules I try to use for adding words to the site. Details for each rule are found in the first comment.
These rules are entirely unofficial! They are my own, and you can make gui...unpunctuated, unligatured, unaccented, lowercase, spelling, basic, exists
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