# Nitpick this thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732 "2007-10-06T04:45:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/81 "2007-10-10T20:32:12Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] I am stealthy about who I put in my sights. šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] I canā€™t believe you typed ā€œwhoā€ when ā€œwhomā€ would have been appropriate! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/82 "2007-10-10T21:14:20Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦ [/QUOTE] You forgot to put a period after your ellipsis: Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/83 "2007-10-10T21:16:56Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦ [/QUOTE] You forgot to put a period after your ellipsis (although Iā€™m not sure whether all style manuals advocate this): Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/84 "2007-10-10T21:26:47Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I canā€™t believe you typed ā€œwhoā€ when ā€œwhomā€ would have been appropriate! [/QUOTE] I must disagree. You cannot say that I am stealthy about ā€œhimā€ I put in my sights, therefore it is not proper to use whom. šŸ˜› SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/85 "2007-10-10T21:50:09Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell] You forgot to put a period after your ellipsis (although Iā€™m not sure whether all style manuals advocate this): Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦. [/QUOTE] Nitpick, you double posted when you were still well within your edit window. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/86 "2007-10-10T22:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] Nitpick, you double posted when you were still well within your edit window. [/QUOTE] God damn. How in the hell did I do that? ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/87 "2007-10-11T00:32:35Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell] God damn. How in the hell did I do that? [/QUOTE] Generally, in this thread we do more than use simple sentances WRT religion. What should God damn? How should He damn the object of the sentence? We need clarification. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/88 "2007-10-11T00:36:25Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz] Generally, in this thread we do more than use simple \*\*sentances \*\* WRT religion. What should God damn? How should He damn the object of the sentence? We need claification. SSG Schwartz [/QUOTE] S-e-n-t-e-n-c-e. You were 1 for 2. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/89 "2007-10-11T04:01:08Z")
[QUOTE=mangeorge] Wha??? [/QUOTE] You misspelled ā€œwhale.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![papaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@papaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papaw)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/90 "2007-10-11T04:12:51Z")
Nitpick-you must have ditched typing class! > [@](#): > > scholrly indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/91 "2007-10-11T05:05:20Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] Also, **JoeyP** never asked a starting question. Bonus points can only be issued if you give the correct answer to a starting question. [/QUOTE] Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/92 "2007-10-11T05:24:22Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] Cite? [/QUOTE] Complete sentences please. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/93 "2007-10-11T06:01:18Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Complete sentences please. [/QUOTE] ā€œCite?ā€ is the accepted method of asking someone to prove their assertion. No further wording is neccesary. Besides, in this situation ā€œCite?ā€ should be considered a command like ā€œSilenceā€ or ā€œSit.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/94 "2007-10-11T07:08:51Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Complete sentences please. [/QUOTE] Which should have a comma after ā€˜sentences.ā€™ The alternative is to write the following. ā€˜Please use complete sentences.ā€™ This does not require a comma. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/95 "2007-10-11T12:34:01Z")
I love commas. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/96 "2007-10-11T13:04:20Z")
Then why donā€™t you consider marrying them? ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/97 "2007-10-11T14:30:41Z")
[QUOTE=pulykamell] You forgot to put a period after your ellipsis (although Iā€™m not sure whether all style manuals advocate this): Iā€™m sorry, but I thought the ellipsis was already indicative of a space, a gap, a pauseā€¦. [/QUOTE] much like the one I have employed here that you were too impatient to wait out. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/98 "2007-10-11T14:53:39Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] Then why donā€™t you consider marrying them? [/QUOTE] I did, but the marriage was soon annuled. Sexual incompatibility, they claimed. ā˜¹ You wouldnā€™t happen to be Peewee Herman, would you? ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/99 "2007-10-11T16:50:43Z")
[QUOTE=Joey P] I have a poetic licensce. [/QUOTE] To kill? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732/100 "2007-10-11T17:02:47Z")
[QUOTE=GomiBoy] To kill? [/QUOTE] Double 0ā€™s were taken already. My prefix is 01, I have a licensce to maim. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nitpick-this-thread/421732.md?page=6)