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Gay Hate (pg. 11)
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
Unnecessary hyphen? |
Optional I believe. It's technically a compound word, similar to 'gay-basher' or 'rock-forming.' |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
(apparently being the worst mod ever doesn't affect your literary skills). |
:stongue:
I learned APA style in Uni, I was just reading up on it too. So yeah, it's just an American thing to place punctuation inside quotations. Which generally makes it wrong, IMO :o |
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| Jon_Snow |
| I was just teasing. |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
:stongue:
I learned APA style in Uni, I was just reading up on it too. So yeah, it's just an American thing to place punctuation inside quotations. Which generally makes it wrong, IMO :o |
It also justifies my refusal to place commas within the quotes, because I think it looks stupid. My girlfriend is going to be pissed that I now have a legitimate reason to ignore one of her grammatical gripes. I was originally just running with a shrug and "I'm stubborn."
Stu for best mod! |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
Optional I believe. It's technically a compound word, similar to 'gay-basher' or 'rock-forming.' |
agreed but you wouldn't say cock-sucker either. |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jon_Snow
agreed but you wouldn't say cock-sucker either. |
That's because you would spell it '.' |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
The British rule is to place the period outside of the quotation marks, unless it was a part of the quoted material. The American way is to always place the punctuation within the quotes. |
Oh, it's a geographical difference?!
I've always place it inside because that's the rule here and because it just looks more natural. Never knew it was one of those differences that separate the two sides of the Atlantic. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Oh, it's a geographical difference?!
I've always place it inside because that's the rule here and because it just looks more natural. Never knew it was one of those differences that separate the two sides of the Atlantic. |
Like I said though, it totally depends on the style guide you're following. Some styles, even outside the US, will place punctuation inside quotations. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Like I said though, it totally depends on the style guide you're following. Some styles, even outside the US, will place punctuation inside quotations. |
I'd like to think they do it because they're wrong :p |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
So yeah, it's just an American thing to place punctuation inside quotations. Which generally makes it wrong, IMO :o |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I'd like to think they do it because they're wrong :p |
I see we agree, then :p |
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| Spam |
| quote: | Originally posted by chris1011
Who ing cares jesus christ.
This thread is about gays.
And Lira being the best mod ever even surpassing Stu after that outburst <3 |
Think about it though... What could be more gay than derailing a gay-thread with grammatical discussions? |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by chris1011
Who ing cares jesus christ.
This thread is about gays.
And Lira being the best mod ever even surpassing Stu after that outburst <3 |
I'm sorry, but this thread is now about punctuation. Frankly, I don't even know where to begin with this atrocity above ^^
There's the lack of a question mark on a question, as well as starting a sentence with "and". I won't even begin on the lack of comma use.
Shameful, in my opinion. You're about to graduate from University, god damn it! :p |
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