Found this layin' around

[ksuther]

Last time I checked, you ended a question with a '?', also known as a question mark googol
Sorry, couldn't help it.

I'm definitely saving that pic for when it's useful here

[googolplex]

Oh be quiet .

[nkuvu]

? = huh
! = bang
# = hash
~ = squiggle or wiggle
' = tick
` = backtick
\ = whack
/ = slash
#! = shebang

Get it straight, ksuther.

[Valrus]

High five, ksuther!

-the valrus

[googolplex]

Valrus, I dont think "High Five, ksuther!" is proper grammar as that is a sentance fragment.

"Sorry, Couldn't help it" isn't a sentance either ksuther.

And maybe you should have said that you were saving that picture for a time when it would be useful here, instead of "for when it's useful here".

Oh yes, one more thing. You should probably capitalize your name, Valrus, when you sign your posts. Your username is capitalized.



Is that enough grammar police?

[Valrus]

You brought down the thunder, googolplex.

Originally posted by googolplex
Valrus, I dont think "High Five, ksuther!" is proper grammar as that is a sentance fragment.

While we're at it, I don't think is a proper punctuation mark either. Moving on though...

That was an imperative statement, not a full-fledged sentence. As such, it was as legitimate as, for example, "Piss off, gplex!"

Also, "don't" should have an apostrophe in it.

That sentence was redundant, too. You could have said "Valrus, 'High five, ksuther!' is a sentence fragment."

"Sorry, Couldn't help it" isn't a sentance either ksuther.

Oh, and, of course, it's "sentence," not "sentance."

And maybe you should have said that you were saving that picture for a time when it would be useful here, instead of "for when it's useful here".

The period goes inside the quotation marks.

Oh yes, one more thing. You should probably capitalize your name, Valrus, when you sign your posts. Your username is capitalized.

By the same reasoning, I think, your username should be capitalized, since you're using it as a proper noun. I think that with this one we can both get away with calling it "artistic license," à la e.e. cummings.

Is that enough grammar police?

Yes, I think it is.

-the valrus

p.s. Tell me if I'm being too much of a pompous ass and I'll stop.

[nkuvu]

The period goes inside the quotation marks.

I've had long disputes about this with English teachers and other grammar police. It's getting to be more and more accepted to use the period outside the quotes. The trend is mainly due to computer usage.

For example, if you are giving instructions on directory listings, it is more precise to write

Type "ls -l".

than the potentially confusing

Type "ls -l."

Note that the second "proper" form leads one to believe that the command to be entered includes a . at the end, which is incorrect and will cause an error.

I almost never use the . inside the quotes, since a lot of my writing is technical writing, and I'd hate to be confusing someone...

Not that this is important or anything...

[Valrus]

Good point nkuvu. There do seem to be a lot of cases where it's more appropriate to put the punctuation outside the quotes. But let's face it, I was just trying to be a jerk and correct everything I possibly could.

-the valrus