I don't suppose I'm becoming less traditional or more streamlined.jim stone wrote: Maybe it shows we're becoming less traditional,
more streamlined.
Punctuation Period
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Well, thank goodness. All the more reason to start addressing everyone as "Sir" . . . starting with me.jim stone wrote:Perhaps that's what's happend to Mr. and Mrs.
Especially as there seems no solid rational
for the period anyway, or at least no universally
accepted one.
Maybe it shows we're becoming less traditional, more streamlined.
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Re: Punctuation Period
The answer to this question is, I feel, in your tagline!izzarina wrote:How on earth did this grammatical requirement become archaic?
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I call everyone "Mister" or "Lady," depending on their sex.mamakash wrote:Well, thank goodness. All the more reason to start addressing everyone as "Sir" . . . starting with me.jim stone wrote:Perhaps that's what's happend to Mr. and Mrs.
Especially as there seems no solid rational
for the period anyway, or at least no universally
accepted one.
Maybe it shows we're becoming less traditional, more streamlined.
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Re: Punctuation Period
Yes, you're probably right!Stu H wrote:The answer to this question is, I feel, in your tagline!izzarina wrote:How on earth did this grammatical requirement become archaic?
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So do I. Well, I include "Sir" and "Ma'am", too. But it all has to do with the effect I'm trying to achieve.Congratulations wrote:I call everyone "Mister" or "Lady," depending on their sex.mamakash wrote:Well, thank goodness. All the more reason to start addressing everyone as "Sir" . . . starting with me.jim stone wrote:Perhaps that's what's happend to Mr. and Mrs.
Especially as there seems no solid rational
for the period anyway, or at least no universally
accepted one.
Maybe it shows we're becoming less traditional, more streamlined.
After all, a well-placed misgendering of the title has its uses.
(Edited for punctuation. What else?)
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Actually, there is one little thing that most of us do "wrong," including me, and it's probably because we don't know how to get it on the keyboard. It's the humble dash - as used here, twice - for which few of us use the correct sign. We use a hyphen (which is a short line) instead of a dash (a longer one). If someone can tell me how to get a proper dash on the keyboard I promise never to use an incorrect hyphen again and to laugh at all those who do.
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He jested, quaff'd and swore."
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A Hyphen Is Not a Dash suggests using two hyphens: --SteveShaw wrote:Actually, there is one little thing that most of us do "wrong," including me, and it's probably because we don't know how to get it on the keyboard. It's the humble dash - as used here, twice - for which few of us use the correct sign. We use a hyphen (which is a short line) instead of a dash (a longer one). If someone can tell me how to get a proper dash on the keyboard I promise never to use an incorrect hyphen again and to laugh at all those who do.
Here's another article from the same site: Quotation Marks: Where Do the Commas and Periods Go--and Why?
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I used to do this all the time: [ -- ], but got tired. I suppose there's a proper dash to be got on some character maps, but I don't think I'll bother. Progress, Steve.SteveShaw wrote:Actually, there is one little thing that most of us do "wrong," including me, and it's probably because we don't know how to get it on the keyboard. It's the humble dash - as used here, twice - for which few of us use the correct sign. We use a hyphen (which is a short line) instead of a dash (a longer one). If someone can tell me how to get a proper dash on the keyboard I promise never to use an incorrect hyphen again and to laugh at all those who do.
Aha. I see that Slude is on the ball, as am I.
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