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> And I never go to what you Americans call "parties". Whenever you use quotes and they are directly followed by punctuation you must include the punctuation wi
by ThePrimeagen 5mo ago
> And I never go to what you Americans call "parties".
Whenever you use quotes and they are directly followed by punctuation you must include the punctuation within the quotes.
"parties."
- ragall 5mo agoThat's the American style, and it's stupid.
- ilyasok 5mo agoIt's English, my fair cross-dressing sweaty nerd. Go read a book for once in your lifetime. Harry Potter at the very least. “The best,” replied Severus Snape. -- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, p.1
- dariusve 5mo agoI recommend this book: Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by Ellen Jovin
- petepete 5mo ago'I'm going to the library', said Hermione. You put the punctuation where it makes sense. If it belongs to the quote, it goes inside. If it belongs to the sentence, it goes outside.
- ragall 5mo agoYou clearly have no idea what you're talking about.
- numpad0 5mo agoliterally an edge case for parsers and a technical debt
- firelizzard 5mo agoThat is a level of pedantry that I find pointless. Using the wrong word can lead to miscommunication. Omitting a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence. Moving punctuation inside or outside of quotes? Makes no real difference.
- onehair 5mo agoIt makes this funny conversation longer
- jadar 5mo agoThey probably order their coffee via HTTP, too.
- tikiman163 5mo agoLiterally just watched the video of you posting this. Amazing how few people got the irony.
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- ragall 5mo agoThe comments on that video are wonderful. It's so heart-warming to see people laugh at Americans' "standards".
- ajfoucault 5mo agoI've been on this site for nearly two decades. This is one of the best comments I've seen so far, lol.