The General Chit Chat Thread 2

[Burkingam]

I feel old now.

[gits]

I feel old now.

How old are you? (you definitely are old perversed stalker)

[Darth.Sid]

I feel old now.

How old are you? (you definitely are old perversed stalker)

Do tentacle monstarz grow old?

[ConsiderPhlebas]

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.

No, I repeat myself, that is not the common American style (although usage varies slightly).
You can find various sources by googling, here is one:

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In the U.S., the prevailing style is called American style, whereby commas and periods are almost always placed inside closing quotation marks. This style of punctuation is common in the U.S. and Canada, and is the style usually recommended by The Chicago Manual of Style and most other American style guides. However, many American style guides specific to certain specialties, such as legal writing and linguistics, prefer British style.
When dealing with words-as-words, short-form works and sentence fragments, this style places periods and commas inside the quotation marks:

• "Carefree," in general, means "free from care or anxiety."
• The name of the song was "Gloria," which many already knew.
• She said she felt "free from care and anxiety."

This style also places periods and commas inside the quotation marks when dealing with direct speech, regardless of whether the work is fiction or non-fiction:

• "Today," said Cinderella, "I feel free from care and anxiety." (fiction)
• "Today," said the Prime Minister, "I feel free from care and anxiety." (non-fiction)

Many American style guides explicitly permit periods and commas outside the quotation marks when the presence of the punctuation mark inside the quotation marks will lead to ambiguity...

[Bob2004]

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.

No, I repeat myself, that is not the common American style (although usage varies slightly).
You can find various sources by googling, here is one:

(click to show/hide)

In the U.S., the prevailing style is called American style, whereby commas and periods are almost always placed inside closing quotation marks. This style of punctuation is common in the U.S. and Canada, and is the style usually recommended by The Chicago Manual of Style and most other American style guides. However, many American style guides specific to certain specialties, such as legal writing and linguistics, prefer British style.
When dealing with words-as-words, short-form works and sentence fragments, this style places periods and commas inside the quotation marks:

• "Carefree," in general, means "free from care or anxiety."
• The name of the song was "Gloria," which many already knew.
• She said she felt "free from care and anxiety."

This style also places periods and commas inside the quotation marks when dealing with direct speech, regardless of whether the work is fiction or non-fiction:

• "Today," said Cinderella, "I feel free from care and anxiety." (fiction)
• "Today," said the Prime Minister, "I feel free from care and anxiety." (non-fiction)

Many American style guides explicitly permit periods and commas outside the quotation marks when the presence of the punctuation mark inside the quotation marks will lead to ambiguity...

The differentiation between 'American style' and 'British style' is kind of misleading, though. 'American style' is used in some forms of writing outside the US (It's the standard for works of fiction in the UK, for example, and I think the rest of the world too), and 'British style' is used for certain forms of writing in the US. I'm not sure the geographical variation is as clear cut as 'American' and 'British', either - 'American' seems to refer to a style commonly used in some parts of the US, but which is not used in some other parts. 'British style' apparently refers to the style used not only in the UK, but also in those other parts of the US, and in everywhere else in the world. So those names are a little bit confusing.

Pingry probably just lives somewhere where the 'American style' isn't the standard for most usages.

[Burkingam]

I feel old now.

How old are you? (you definitely are old perversed stalker)

1,500 years old. Which is equivalent to about 27 human years.

[kurandoinu]

So old.

[Dex_Belle]

I feel old now.

How old are you? (you definitely are old perversed stalker)

1,500 years old. Which is equivalent to about 27 human years.

What scale are you going off of?

[buchno]

@Bob&Phlebas: I see, then the grammar is quite logical, and I didn't make any errors.

[ConsiderPhlebas]

@Bob&Phlebas: I see, then the grammar is quite logical, and I didn't make any errors.

Yup, you're fine 

(And if you shorten my nick, please make it CP, which I use everywhere where two-character names are allowed...  )

[buchno]

(And if you shorten my nick, please make it CP, which I use everywhere where two-character names are allowed...  :laugh:)

I would have, but that particular abbreviation is quite offensive where I live, since it's used as a synonym for imbecile.
Edit: Oh, wait, you're from here. Huh. Ok, CP.

[kurandoinu]

* kurandoinu walks in and waves her arms around.

I don't like self portraits

[ConsiderPhlebas]

(And if you shorten my nick, please make it CP, which I use everywhere where two-character names are allowed...  )

I would have, but that particular abbreviation is quite offensive where I live, since it's used as a synonym for imbecile.
Edit: Oh, wait, you're from here. Huh. Ok, CP.

Yeah, I can live with it 

[Dex_Belle]

ISON is coming earlier than I thought

http://www.space.com/20787-comet-ison-hubble-photos.html

[Corunes]

ISON is coming earlier than I thought

http://www.space.com/20787-comet-ison-hubble-photos.html

That is amazing o:

Why were we born too late to journey and discover our Earth, but too early to traverse space?

;_;

[HeartVivian]

That's what I wonder sometimes, but it's cool to exist in a time where internet exists and we have communicate from across the world instantly compared to a hundred years ago where you had to wait for mail or a telegram.

[megido-rev.M]

I put the ending punctuation out of quotation, but I leave original punctuation inside.
If the quote ends the clause and contains ending punctuation, then I omit the one outside.

[Dex_Belle]

I'm glad I live when I do. We get to watch the future unfold in a way that no one else ever has been able to.

[megido-rev.M]

Which way are you regarding?

[Dex_Belle]

Well we get to see the internet and technology right when it is starting to boom, and it will only get better and better at a quicker pace. He have prosthetic arms now that you can move with your mind and we even have made it so that you can feel the pressure on it. Just think, in 10 years, we may have a fully functioning prosthetic that will make it like you never even lost your limb in the first place. That is just one of the many things I am excited to see in the future. It is reasons like this that I love this time