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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
lol - (and it's "damn it"  ) YES - there are far too many comma-crazed writers out there.
(as you can tell, i need to up my apostrophe game when i type.)
eta - although maybe you used "dammit" in a colloquial sense. If so, I apologize.
I also dislike the mailboxes that say "The Brown's". Again with the apostrophe! What is it The Brown owns? Do you perhaps mean The Browns, as in more than one Brown? |
i agree. and im gonna throw in semi-colons. theyre the underdog of getting used correctly, and it hurts my heart when theyre thrown in all willy-nilly.
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Originally Posted by DSTRen13
I've noticed lately people keep using quotes to emphasize things - for example, a sign will read "OUR PRICES ARE THE "LOWEST" IN TOWN!!" instead of "OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST IN TOWN!!" It looks so stupid, and I see it all the time. Drives me nuts.
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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
Irregardless
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irregardless is just dumb. seriously.
as for the misuse of quotemarks:
http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/