Ending sentence fragments with a full stop, Classic or Dud?

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I'm only posting this because my Sociology teacher once went off on a big long rant about why this is so bad, and it really stuck with me. I'm not sure though, I always end my one word posts here with a full stop, but sometimes I look at them and see myself pausing for dramatic effect and saying period in a really smug way with an affirmative nod.

Is this the most boring thread ever?

― Graham, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes. No. Maybe. I think.

― Sterling Clover, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

did your teacher thing only 'complete sentences' have full stops at the end!

― Josh, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

not to mention funng gs!

― Josh, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My lovely sentence fragments. Kogan's disdain. Unclear. Like, clarity!¡!?¿?

― mark s, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

do peope really hate...the three full stops...fragment?

― jel --, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Occasionally okay for effect.

BTW, does this sociology teacher say everything in complete sentences? Even when answering yes-or-no questions? (I seem to remember, years ago when I took Latin, being told that classical Latin did not have "yes" or "no"--in response to a question such as "Did you go to the Coliseum yesterday?" the Roman would have to answer "I did go to the Coliseum yesterday," or "I did not go to the Coliseum yesterday.")

― j.lu, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

could they just say 'I went'?

― Josh, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It was in reference to a poster or something, he didn't like them being on bullet points that weren't proper sentences.

― Graham, Tuesday, 13 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

what

― webber, Wednesday, 14 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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