(they say Logical Punctuation, I say TRAVESTY.
Truer words have never been spoken. Though they have no doubt been punctuated improperly when quoted.
Whoa. Good myth.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Steph L. - May 16, 2011 6:52:00 am PDT #21416 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Vortex - May 16, 2011 7:04:11 am PDT #21417 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I knew I could count on you, Teppy!
§ ita § - May 16, 2011 7:19:23 am PDT #21418 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
TO BE WRONG.
Steph L. - May 16, 2011 7:21:38 am PDT #21419 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If loving punctuation within quotation marks is wrong, I don't want to be right.
§ ita § - May 16, 2011 7:25:55 am PDT #21420 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can have some punctuation within quotation marks. You just can't have it all. Otherwise, what does a quote even mean? That's not what they said, why is it in quote marks? It's a mockery of verbatimness.
Ginger - May 16, 2011 7:26:42 am PDT #21421 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am particularly appalled by the notion that usage on the Web could be used as the foundation of any grammar argument. That's a slippery slope to having "r" be an acceptable spelling for the third-person plural of to be.
DavidS - May 16, 2011 7:28:17 am PDT #21422 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If loving punctuation within quotation marks is wrong, I don't want to be right.
Yes, well it's clear that you don't want to be right.
I don't see why it's a travesty. It's just what people are used to. The British way always made more sense to me.
DavidS - May 16, 2011 7:28:45 am PDT #21423 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's a slippery slope to having "r" be an acceptable spelling for the third-person plural of to be.
It's Prince's fault.
§ ita § - May 16, 2011 7:28:55 am PDT #21424 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seriously, though--spoken usage can count in the evolution of language, or written in another media, just not on the internet?
Ginger - May 16, 2011 7:45:34 am PDT #21425 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Usage affects the evolving meaning of words, but has much less effect on grammar and punctuation.