I am bored so thought I would start this stupid thread for something to do. Most I know but I get a lot of flack for how I type and I am English speaking, my first language lol
When do you use , or .... or ' or " or * or : or ;
Like I said I am just extremely bored and its friday, how sad am I...
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10-09-2009 15:05
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10-09-2009 15:12
If I am writing a school paper or something for work, then I worry about grammar, punctuation, and spelling. For forums, meh, sometimes -- totally depends on my mood (and whether or not I feel like poking at Pep).
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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10-09-2009 15:20
I type fast so I rarely leave anything out unless it's blatantly on purpose. (^_^)
... Including the smilies. (^_^) Though, I've been told I punctuate like a "programmer". (^_^)y Immy ( Some will read the above line and know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. =^-^= ) _____________________
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10-09-2009 15:21
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10-09-2009 15:26
Though, I've been told I punctuate like a "programmer". (^_^)y CODE
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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10-09-2009 15:30
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10-09-2009 15:32
Aha. You missed it. It's more subtle. =^-^= *waits for Argent* maybe I'm not old enough |
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Davin Romano
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10-09-2009 15:44
I'm a double dotter.. been that way since the 90s.. it's just how my point gets across best.. really..
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Milla Janick
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10-09-2009 15:45
I try not to use inaccurate punctuation.
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Distilled1 Rush
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10-09-2009 15:55
I use... well, you see... the triple dots... kinda to much. Hmmm and I use : when I think it looks cool. and ; what the heck is that for? I always think I use it right....
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10-09-2009 16:02
I type fast so I rarely leave anything out unless it's blatantly on purpose. (^_^) ... Including the smilies. (^_^) Though, I've been told I punctuate like a "programmer". (^_^)y Immy ( Some will read the above line and know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. =^-^= ) ..."programmer." FTW? Although I can't work out why programmers would put the period there specifically. I always just assumed anyone who put their periods outside the quotations hadn't spent any time typesetting. _____________________
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10-09-2009 16:15
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Imnotgoing Sideways
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10-09-2009 16:18
..."programmer." FTW? Although I can't work out why programmers would put the period there specifically. I always just assumed anyone who put their periods outside the quotations hadn't spent any time typesetting. _____________________
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SuezanneC Baskerville
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10-09-2009 16:22
Some programmers might tend to want to supply closing delimiters in the inverse of the order that the opening delimiters appeared , such as putting the closing quotation mark before the period in the example.
I tend to do that now, and it is the result of programming, or if you prefer, scripting. It seems logical to me, and I'll let it go even though I know that's its wrong to most English teachers. The way the English language works is not logical. It doesn't need to be logical since it's being processed by humans. When I was playing with Pascal a lot years ago I did actually start to put semicolons at the end of sentences instead of periods. That I would correct if I noticed it. _____________________
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Katheryne Helendale
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10-09-2009 16:40
I put the period after quote marks when I type in the forums or any online environment. It just looks absolutely ridiculous to me any other way!
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Peggy Paperdoll
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10-09-2009 16:55
If you are quoting someone or something the period goes inside the quotation marks (if it's a complete sentence). If you are using the quotation marks to define something such as a title of a book the period goes outside the quatation marks.
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Kelli May
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10-09-2009 17:05
If you are quoting someone or something the period goes inside the quotation marks (if it's a complete sentence). If you are using the quotation marks to define something such as a title of a book the period goes outside the quatation marks. At least that what I remember from my English classes. That follows what I was taught and the style guide I listed above has the same advice. _____________________
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10-09-2009 17:15
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Kelli May
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10-09-2009 17:18
/me shrugs... I am (English), and the guide I referred to is from the University of Sussex. _____________________
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10-09-2009 17:31
/me shrugs... I am (English), and the guide I referred to is from the University of Sussex. Hmm, my Elements of Style book says, when listing off book titles, to keep commas inside of the double quotes. It also says "though logically it often seems not to belong there." According to my link, there are some differences between British and American English regarding this. |
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Aeslyn Dae
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10-09-2009 17:47
Hmm, my Elements of Style book says, when listing off book titles, to keep commas inside of the double quotes. It also says "though logically it often seems not to belong there." According to my link, there are some differences between British and American English regarding this. There are two schools of thought about placing the final full stop after a quotation. I don't think either is "more correct" as such - either could be used. It depends on personal preference, whatever one was taught, or what's adopted as a house style for printing. This page from the guide Kelli mentions explains it quite well (scroll down, it's towards the bottom). http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node30.html? -- Aes |
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Kelli May
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10-09-2009 18:34
The ellipsis (...) seems to be evolving an informal use in SL as a king of long pause in speech, which would be totally inappropriate in formal prose. I'm not sure I like this usage when a single full-stop has done the job for so long. I've even caught myself using it like that... I know I really shouldn't!
Another use I've seen of the ellipsis is to indicate that you are going to continue the thought in another line. Incorrect usage by the standards of writing guides, but it makes sense to me in chat. Kelli May: I have this wonderful idea for a skybox design... Kelli May: ...which I'm not going to tell you about! _____________________
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Raudf Fox
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10-09-2009 18:54
*peers* I only use correct grammar if I remember to. Otherwise, sod off, my brain is fried.
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Lear Cale
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10-09-2009 18:54
I tend to do that now, and it is the result of programming, or if you prefer, scripting. It seems logical to me, and I'll let it go even though I know that's its wrong to most English teachers. The way the English language works is not logical. |
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Lear Cale
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10-09-2009 18:55
*peers* I only use correct grammar if I remember to. Otherwise, sod off, my brain is fried.  |