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The General Chit Chat Thread 2
Darth.Sid:
i lUvZ GraMmer !
kurandoinu:
Bad spelling is not a grammar thing. ._.
Argh I can't stop yawning
Darth.Sid:
--- Quote from: kurandoinu on April 23, 2013, 08:03:38 AM ---Bad spelling is not a grammar thing. ._.
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I realized that a little too late... That's why I just put a space before the exclamation mark... :P
pingryanime:
--- Quote from: F1ForFun on April 23, 2013, 03:53:01 AM ---High fived a lobster today. It's not too often I get to bro it up with my crustacean friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xzSf6cnviX4
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That's frickin' gold.
--- Quote from: ConsiderPhlebas on April 23, 2013, 06:04:10 AM ---
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on April 22, 2013, 10:45:18 PM ---
--- Quote from: ConsiderPhlebas on April 22, 2013, 10:22:41 PM ---[As for the punctuation, American typesetters put . and , inside the " due to the physical size of the printing things; it was more practical as they were so narrow. That's all... English people are more sensible and place the punctuation where it belongs.
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--- Quote ---The man said he came from some place he called "BakaBT". I wasn't sure I believed him.
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This one has punctuation outside the quotes, because what is in the quotes does not end in a full stop, exclamation mark, or whatever.
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And in American you pull that first . inside the " regardless if it's part of the quote or not, which does not feel logical to an Englishman. (Only valid for . and , - no other characters.)
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on April 22, 2013, 10:45:18 PM ---Yay for grammar. It's such fun.
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Indeed ;D
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From what I understood about American grammar, or at least how I've done it, the period goes in the quotation mark if it's part of the quote itself. Eg, James told Sarah, "You have to go back." whereas if it's a fragment that's being quoted, you place the period outside. Eg, I remember him mentioning that the new movie was "horrifying".
Not the best examples in the world but it should get my point across.
gits:
--- Quote from: MikaMik on April 23, 2013, 12:45:34 AM ---
--- Quote from: HeartVivian on April 23, 2013, 12:41:20 AM ---
--- Quote from: MikaMik on April 23, 2013, 12:37:17 AM ---I think tomorrow I'm going to sign up for Driver's Ed online so I'll have my learner's permit this summer. :D
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I remember the permit test. How old are you Mika, if you don't mind me asking?
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I don't mind, I'm 16 years old.
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I envy you can get driver's license so young in US. I will have to wait :)
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