The comma goes inside the quote marks.
Oh, goodness, the number of arguments I've had over this point. I become weary of it all. Charles, bring me my tonic! faints
Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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.
Zenkitty - Aug 29, 2010 7:25:28 pm PDT #580 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Strix - Aug 29, 2010 7:26:43 pm PDT #581 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I stab in your general direction, Hec. Ptui!
O-A is American. Comma goes IN.
Polter-Cow - Aug 29, 2010 7:36:17 pm PDT #582 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
IN!
omnis_audis - Aug 29, 2010 7:45:02 pm PDT #583 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
and the pacifist starts a war. :: sigh ::
My reaction was, "The comma isn't part of the quote. Why would it go in the quote marks?"In this, I am English (or Australian). Alas, I live in America, so I corrected it.
Would a disclaimer that says "I suk @ grammer and puntuation n speling" help?
(oh boy, that last line is going to make a lot of eyes wince)
Seriously, thank you all for the help.
eta: A few more edits. Some format clean up. Bullet points for the 6 things. Remove some comma run on sentences. Removed some parenthetical statements. Hopefully improved, and not compounded the errors.
omnis_audis - Aug 29, 2010 8:05:37 pm PDT #584 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Um. Is this gal in a wedding dress in her pictures? [link] It sure looks like it. Nothing against divorced folk. But it's an interesting choice for pictures on a dating site, no?
javachik - Aug 29, 2010 8:35:49 pm PDT #585 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I can't stop myself; it's a sickness.The comma goes inside the quote marks.
Yeah, only if what's in the quotes is not a fragment. Plus, totally changes depending on which style guide is your master.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2010 9:08:20 pm PDT #586 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I only mention it because (this is one of the rare instances where) I think the British version makes more sense. Generally the British version makes more nonsense, which has its appeal.
I'm gonna have to cite a writer, not a writer's guide, (and you know which one I think is the higher authority) and note that John Gardner argues that at a certain level of competence punctuation is a matter of style rather than rule.
I will also point to the historical fact that most matters of grammar (and taste, for that matter) are issues of class rather than logic. That choosing one over the other is a kind of boundary enforcement, not the flower of inevitable, transcendent RIGHTNESS.
Strix - Aug 29, 2010 9:12:35 pm PDT #587 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I think I found the paint color I want for my hallway going up the stairs: Blue Peacock (Sherwin-Williams)
erin_obscure - Aug 29, 2010 9:22:50 pm PDT #588 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Um. Is this gal in a wedding dress in her pictures? [link] It sure looks like it. Nothing against divorced folk. But it's an interesting choice for pictures on a dating site, no?
Yes. I looked at the full shot and it is most definitely a wedding gown, w/ train. Bold choice. She should really put up some candids instead of her posed wedding photos. Wierd. And since her profile doesn't specify divorced/widowed/open marriage that would send up a million red flags for me.
But lo, i am picky.
omnis_audis - Aug 29, 2010 9:25:16 pm PDT #589 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
oh no. I had lots of red flags on that one. Is it normal to have that many solo shots of the bride? Maybe she modeled for a bridal magazine. Not going to ask to find out. Too. Many. Red. Flags!