# Dudes of straight dope, if I type in proper english... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 15, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899 "2013-09-15T08:14:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/441 "2013-09-29T02:42:59Z")
[Suddenly](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047542/?ref_=sr_4) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/442 "2013-09-29T02:44:52Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Excuse me, but I believe you meant “No, it isn’t.” Commas belong after interjections such as no, yes and suddenly. > 😉 I’m using the modern reduced comma form of English writing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![turtlescanfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/443 "2013-09-29T03:11:06Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > [Suddenly](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047542/?ref_=sr_4) Ummm… what? I’m not seeing the relevance here…😕 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/444 "2013-09-29T03:12:52Z")
Actually, I see a slight difference in shades of meaning between “No it isn’t” and “No, it isn’t.” The former is more urgent, say, more imperative. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/445 "2013-09-29T03:56:50Z")
> [@sycophantOfC.S.Peirce](#): > > I agree. Spelling/grammar obsession is diversionary and disingenuous except to gratuitously irritate another person when you are not better able to address the merits of their post. However, it becomes relevant if and when the very subject of a post is someone else’s spelling or grammar: then you had best be letter perfect of get out of the proverbial kitchen. (glass house etc.) Did someone get a thesaurus for their birthday? Or a copy of “You Can Talk Good And Impress People” ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/446 "2013-09-29T12:56:13Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Did someone get a thesaurus for their birthday? Or a copy of “You Can Talk Good And Impress People” A stack of back copies of Reader’s Digest with the answers to “It Pays To Increase Your Word Power” already filled in. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/447 "2013-09-29T13:13:53Z")
> [@Waxwinged](#): > > The guy is obviously a troll. Why are we feeding the troll, people? My thoughts as well. If you’ve made a suggestion about communication on the SDMB and it’s ignored or worse, then just stop communicating with them. ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-of-straight-dope-if-i-type-in-proper-english/668899/448 "2013-10-02T01:08:10Z")
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