I hate all these abbreviations. Does it take THAT much longer to type it out? If you aren’t aware of these, it makes it impossible to make sense of the post. Just type it out, thankyouverymuch.
You seem to have missed point #2.
Daniel
No one’s answered such a question because we’re discussing grammar and punctuation, not pubic areas.
Now, if you find such a sore on your colon, we’ll talk.
Daniel
This is why I’m a smarter man than I was before I joined the SDMB.
I was taught differently, so of course like others, I looked it up too. Son of a gun. It’s true.
In further clarification, “semicolons and colons always go outside the closing quotation mark”. (Gregg Reference Manual, Sixth Edition)
Especially if there’s a sore on the colon.
I’m sorry, but that’s just not true. For example, whether we write “you and I”, or “you and me” is not arbitrary, but rather depends whether it is the subject or object of the sentence. One can figure out the correct usage by evaluating the sentence, making it unnecessary to consult a grammar text. Of course it’s all arbitrary in the sense that words are used to represent abstract ideas, but the application of the rules is sometimes consistent, and not always arbitrary.
And yes, I put the comma outside the quotes in protest of a stupid rule.
Oh, that’s funny! I can’t help but wonder if the son of Ayn Rand and God would be humble and self-sacrificing, or the most arrogant mofo who ever lived. Or both!? :eek:
My English prof told us that in some compliations, the editors had “corrected” Robert Frost. They changed
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,”
to
“The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,”
It really makes a difference–to the meaning of the sentence, and to the rhythm of the poem. (The three words are not three separate descriptions of the forest. Frost is saying that the woods are lovely because they are dark and deep.)
I always use a serial comma when making a list, and I think it should be standard. I think it makes things much more clear.
I meant that all rules of English grammar are arbitrary in their origins. There’s no logic, except the logic of established practice. The established practice is to put commas inside the quotes.
How can you trust her judgement when she is being actively pursued by the entire E.E. Cummings Society? Poor lady. She must be exhausted.
I know what you meant. I disagree, I explained why, and I gave an example. I did not misunderstand you; I disagreed with you.
Intents and purposes.
71 posts and folks still haven’t gotten that 1/2 of the posts on here are deliberate mistakes and grammar pet peeves that are constantly brought up?
WHOOSH!
This is one whooshy whoosh of a thread, let me tell you what. I could care less if folks use improper grammar, but its fun to tease about it.
Daniel
Well I don’t think its appropriate to take a subject as important as grammar and make light of it’s importance. Its an issue that needs addressed.
Oh I’m hoping this is a whoosh.
You should end interrogatives with a question mark.
Daniel
Oh I’m REALLY hoping this is a whoosh.
“Whoosh” is spelled with two “H”'s.
Daniel
Only if it’s in all caps.
Thank Og. For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to use some smilie’s.
Daniel