Ringworm . see a doctor after trying over the counter options and they don ' t work . just a fungus , you ' ll be fine . <| sep |> It ' s not like he ' s actually going to live by his oath , he ' s just saying the words , they don ' t mean anything to him any more than any of his other words mean anything to him . He just says what he thinks those around him want to hear and this won ' t be any different . <| sep |> Yes , that ' s how punctuation works , but don ' t let my side comment derail . I had never heard of paragraphs being considered as punctuation , so I did some research and did not find anything that suggested that they are . Instead , I found what is best summed up by this lineThough not required by the syntax of any language , paragraphs are usually an expected part of formal writing , used to organize longer prose . Related side note spacing is considered by some to be punctuation , but this refers to the spacing between words in sentences or after punctuation , NOT the line breaks that indicate the separation between paragraphs . So , no , that is not how punctuation works . That ' s a stylistic option available to writers to facilitate readability by separating their ideas into more digestible chunks . And since you had a less than conversational tone to your responses , let me do a little critique of your own punctuation I ' m not a roleplayer . If he was trolling trolls then that ' s all it was . Until we know more , or at least until I do I ' ll refrain from joining that mob mentality nonsense . Also punctuation is nice . Your second sentence needs a comma before then . The first part of that sentence If . trolls is a dependent clause . When a dependent clause precedes the main clause , a comma is required . The dash you have in the middle there should be a comma since you originally separated the parenthetical element or at least until I do with a comma . You could also use dashes on both ends of that parenthetical element , though you would have to eliminate spaces on both sides of each dash . In the last sentence , you need to put a comma after also since it ' s an introductory word that is attached to a freestanding sentence . Now , don ' t confuse this with an introductory phrase e . g . , after today , which doesn ' t require a comma if it has fewer than five words . Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions .