In the U.S., periods and commas go inside of quotation marks.
Actually, that one you did there was wrong. In that context, it was correct with the question mark outside the quotation marks.
Not by any U.S. style guide I’ve ever seen. And I’ve used quite a few. Care to cite that?
Spoken language and written language are two entirely different creatures, comparable to, say, walking and driving a car, respectively. You can make much better arguements for standardization in writing than you can in speaking.
Also, note, I was simply pointing out the irony of someone who takes such umbrage at contracting a word making an error in their punctuation. One that, apparently, they don’t view as an error, despite much evidence to the contrary.
Is it really contracting a word? I could see “san’ich” as a contraction, but AFAICT there’s not a single “m” in the word, so there’s a substitution, which is what makes it sound so infantile - it’s the kind of word a child would use when they couldn’t pronounce the real word properly. Sorry it hurts your pussy so much that I think it sounds utterly retarded, though.
Fucking bastard ass gardeners. Yes, this is a first world problem, deal with it.
I live in a place with an HOA where the gardeners cut all the shared grass, as well as my little plot of grass in front of my house (seriously little-- like, I dunno, 14x4 or something). In addition to the grass, the gardeners will randomly trim the bushes in front of my house (but with no regularity) and murder my rose bushes by taking a slicey trimmer thing to them and cutting them all super low, often slicing off all the goddamn buds.
All that I can deal with, though. What I can’t deal with is these cock suckers rolling it at fucking 7 AM. I’m pretty sure my little corner is where they start, because without fail on Thursdays AND Fridays, right about 7 AM, all the fucking machinery starts. I get it, there’s a lot of grass, but do you REALLY need to use a riding lawn mower that sounds like a mother fucking jet engine RIGHT OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW AT 7 AM? Then, the fucking leaf blower! I’m not kidding when I say these idiots are literally using a leaf blower six inches from my open window (and my bed is right by the window). Argh. Fucking idiots. Why can’t they come later in the day? Rage!
I suppose you never say “won’t,” then, since it’s not “willn’t”? Words shift constantly to make them easier to pronounce. (E.g., in English, the way the prefix in- has in many cases become im-.) If that kind of thing bothers you, promise me you’ll never study Sanskrit–sandhi would drive you insane.
Couldn’t care less what you think of it–all it influences is my opinion of you. But bless your heart for thinking well enough of yourself to assume I care. That kind of self-confidence is sure to benefit you.
Nope - words like “gonna” and “ain’t” and the like were all frowned upon by authority figures when I was a kid, so I was naturally attracted to them. “Sammich”, as I said, just sounds infantile. It’s called mini-rants, bitches! I don’t need to quote fucking linguistics textbooks and the Chicago Manual of Style to back up my argument! I don’t like the shit-ass word - it doesn’t have to be rational. How’s this: In my opinion, you sound like a pillow-licking retard when you say sammich. Is it acceptable according to linguists? Don’t give a shit! Still makes you sound like a mongoloid in my book.
If you (generic “you”) want to get yourself all het up over something I do regularly, like use the word “retard” or putting the period after the quotation marks, be my guest. I guarantee you I won’t care.
Oh, and not to mention: “stomach” is at least as inaccurate as “belly” is infantile. Call it an abdomen, if you’re going to get serious about that shit. Unless you’re referring to the sac that digests stuff, in which case, go ahead and say stomach. But I’m guessing you’re not.
I am precisely talking about that, especially in instances such as “I need to get some food in my belly” or “I need to fill up my belly”. You know what happens when you assume.
While we’re still on this pointless subject, Tahssa, the difference between “gonna/ain’t” and “sammich” is the authority figures in question saw the former as denoting ruffian/hooligan slang, while the latter is just cutesy.
