: Verbless, list-like sentence In copywriting, I got to wonder if the combination of a verbless sentence followed by exclamation is anywhere near correct grammatically. Here's how it is at the

In copywriting, I got to wonder if the combination of a verbless sentence followed by exclamation is anywhere near correct grammatically. Here's how it is at the moment:
"Compliance, gaps, contacts, friction? Thatâ€™s OK."

Nevermind the technical meaning. It could have just been

"Coffee, tea, wine, gravy? All those stains will vanish.

Verbless sentences are rare and my search engine finds nothing near this kind of usage.

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: The combination "?!" has been in common usage enough that the interrobang (â€½) was suggested as a punctuation mark to replace the need to use two symbols. Note that the interrobang (and thus

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: How a character displays disdain for someone I am struggling trying to get one of my characters to display disdain for someone. I've tried him "snorting", "twisting his lips", "rolling his eyes"

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This doesn't answer your grammar question, but - it's super common for people to say things that aren't grammatically correct. Nobody analyzes it. If it's casual dialogue, this is certainly true. As long as it's understandable, it's okay to use sentence fragments, verbless phrases, etc. because that's how people talk in real life

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: Evernote I personally have 2 (free) accounts on Evernote, that share almost all notes, meaning I can use them on all my devices. There are online and downloaded versions of the notes application

: The combination "?!" has been in common usage enough that the interrobang (â€½) was suggested as a punctuation mark to replace the need to use two symbols. Note that the interrobang (and thus

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: How a character displays disdain for someone I am struggling trying to get one of my characters to display disdain for someone. I've tried him "snorting", "twisting his lips", "rolling his eyes"

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