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Post by EasyEd on Mar 27, 2010 15:25:02 GMT -5
I fail to see how any of these are bipartisan.
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Post by EasyEd on Mar 27, 2010 15:26:42 GMT -5
Yes, ultimately "death panels". The proper punctuation is to put the period inside the quotation marks. Commenting on anything else about your post would be stooping too low for me. You are wrong. The proper pronunciation is where I put it.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 27, 2010 16:46:46 GMT -5
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Rule 1. Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes. Examples: The sign changed from "Walk," to "Don't Walk," to "Walk" again within 30 seconds. She said, "Hurry up." She said, "He said, 'Hurry up.'"
Rule 2. The placement of question marks with quotes follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks. Examples: She asked, "Will you still be my friend?" Do you agree with the saying, "All's fair in love and war"? Here the question is outside the quote. NOTE: Only one ending punctuation mark is used with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.
Rule 3. When you have a question outside quoted material AND inside quoted material, use only one question mark and place it inside the quotation mark. Example: Did she say, "May I go?"
Rule 4. Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Note that the period goes inside all quote marks. Example: He said, "Danea said, 'Do not treat me that way.'"
Rule 5. Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation only. Examples: "When will you be here?" he asked. He asked when you will be there.
Rule 6. Do not use quotation marks with quoted material that is more than three lines in length. See Colons, Rule 5, for style guidance with longer quotes.
Rule 7. When you are quoting something that has a spelling or grammar mistake or presents material in a confusing way, insert the term sic in italics and enclose it in brackets. Sic means, "This is the way the original material was." Example: She wrote, "I would rather die then [sic] be seen wearing the same outfit as my sister." Should be than, not then.
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Post by kchoya on Mar 27, 2010 18:35:17 GMT -5
Rule 1. Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes. Wrong.
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Post by Boz on Mar 27, 2010 19:51:25 GMT -5
Courtesy of Boz Doctrine, here is some liberal idiocy to balance out Jersey's alleged "bipartisan" link. zombietime.com/hall_of_shame/(Warning: there is some nudity in here. And most definitely NOT the good kind of nudity.)
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Mar 27, 2010 20:14:50 GMT -5
Courtesy of Boz Doctrine, here is some liberal idiocy to balance out Jersey's alleged "bipartisan" link. zombietime.com/hall_of_shame/(Warning: there is some nudity in here. And most definitely NOT the good kind of nudity.) Maybe a review of your little comedy how-to pamphlet would be in order. There are anti-liberal signs on that site, but my hope was that some of the signs on the homepage would at least be sources of laughter and criticism given the links between the tea party and conservative Members of Congress.
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Post by TC on Mar 28, 2010 1:01:49 GMT -5
No offense, but that is exactly what they're doing. It's your body and the federal government should not be able to mandate a person to buy a private good from a government-supported duopoly in a person's state. ... If the government thinks it's a public good, then make it a public good. GIGA, that's ridiculous. If you believe the baloney that it is an infringement on liberties, then single payer is just the same sort of affront. How you fund something (publicly or privately) doesn't change whether it is an imposition on rights.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 29, 2010 14:29:05 GMT -5
I fail to see how any of these are bipartisan. There's actually quite of few of them. I enjoy this one: Not exactly mathIt's just that most of the recent protests have been from the conservative side.
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Apr 5, 2010 9:21:13 GMT -5
Jumping back to the zebra mussel, bark bettle, etc problem --- those are major environment AND economic problems that threaten both ecosystems and livelihoods across state and international lines. They, along with other invasive, noxious, and non-native species, threaten to reduce or demolish (a) some the natural resources upon which this nation's prosperity is based, like Rocky Mountain timber (and the associated ecological destruction that would ensure from large-scale deforestation in that region) and (b) massively increase infrastructure maintenance costs for shipping, hydropower, resorvoir, and other operations around North America, especially the Great Lakes.
Just because you're ignorant of an issue doesn't mean it's not important. In this case, it's more important than half of what we talk about on this Board (and 100% of the partisan bickering).
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Post by kchoya on Apr 5, 2010 9:46:08 GMT -5
Jumping back to the zebra mussel, bark bettle, etc problem --- those are major environment AND economic problems that threaten both ecosystems and livelihoods across state and international lines. They, along with other invasive, noxious, and non-native species, threaten to reduce or demolish (a) some the natural resources upon which this nation's prosperity is based, like Rocky Mountain timber (and the associated ecological destruction that would ensure from large-scale deforestation in that region) and (b) massively increase infrastructure maintenance costs for shipping, hydropower, resorvoir, and other operations around North America, especially the Great Lakes. Just because you're ignorant of an issue doesn't mean it's not important. In this case, it's more important than half of what we talk about on this Board (and 100% of the partisan bickering). Whoa, put down the granola and slow down. The issue isn't ignorance about the bark beetle or noxious weeds. The issue was whether the postponement of a capitol hill hearing attended by a total of 8 people was going to allow bark beetles to take over the country and make us their slaves.
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Apr 5, 2010 9:52:25 GMT -5
Jumping back to the zebra mussel, bark bettle, etc problem --- those are major environment AND economic problems that threaten both ecosystems and livelihoods across state and international lines. They, along with other invasive, noxious, and non-native species, threaten to reduce or demolish (a) some the natural resources upon which this nation's prosperity is based, like Rocky Mountain timber (and the associated ecological destruction that would ensure from large-scale deforestation in that region) and (b) massively increase infrastructure maintenance costs for shipping, hydropower, resorvoir, and other operations around North America, especially the Great Lakes. Just because you're ignorant of an issue doesn't mean it's not important. In this case, it's more important than half of what we talk about on this Board (and 100% of the partisan bickering). Whoa, put down the granola and slow down. The issue isn't ignorance about the bark beetle or noxious weeds. The issue was whether the postponement of a capitol hill hearing attended by a total of 8 people was going to allow bark beetles to take over the country and make us their slaves. Granola? Notice how I said ecological AND economic. You're confusing me with a hippie again, kc. Comprehensive discussion on these issues should have taken place a decade ago. I wasn't reponding to the posts re: the hearing; I was responding to the "so what" posts. I won't dignify that last part of your post with a response. I will, however, enjoy visiting your state of residence in a couple weeks to talk with some locals about these issues and see how they feel about them.
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Post by kchoya on Apr 5, 2010 10:06:10 GMT -5
Whoa, put down the granola and slow down. The issue isn't ignorance about the bark beetle or noxious weeds. The issue was whether the postponement of a capitol hill hearing attended by a total of 8 people was going to allow bark beetles to take over the country and make us their slaves. Granola? Notice how I said ecological AND economic. You're confusing me with a hippie again, kc. Comprehensive discussion on these issues should have taken place a decade ago. I wasn't reponding to the posts re: the hearing; I was responding to the "so what" posts. I won't dignify that last part of your post with a response. I will, however, enjoy visiting your state of residence in a couple weeks to talk with some locals about these issues and see how they feel about them. Do you think a congressional hearing will represent a "comprehensive discussion." That's why this thread was started. Very few people are disputing the importance of the issues. I'm not sure what was so offensive about the last part of my post.
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