Current annoyances

[slemslempike]

People putting punctuation inside quotation marks. I know it's the rule for North Americans, but it's wrong and people should be better.

Having to count how many "r"s different writers use for "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl" (it's usually substantially fewer than that) because this easy-flowing, self-defining, reclaiming thing is ALL WELL AND GOOD, but I am all about consistency and standards and blanket rules that stifle all creative expression.

I'm HUNGRY and all my food is in my office.

Comments

[jinxremoving.livejournal.com]

If this was Facebook I would give this post a thumbs up.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

I know it's the rule for North Americans, but it's wrong and people should be better.

Heeeeeee! Please forward this comment to the MLA immediately.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I know it's the rule for North Americans

Well, it SHOULDN'T BE.

I hope you've managed to find some alternative food....

[alltheleaves.livejournal.com]

People putting punctuation inside quotation marks. I know it's the rule for North Americans, but it's wrong and people should be better.


It is? How did I not know that? What happens if you're asking a question in quotation marks but the sentence isn't a question?

[sinsense.livejournal.com]

But... but the comma and the period need to be hugged by the quotation marks! They had very sad and horrible childhoods, all right, they need lots of cuddling, preferably by quotation marks.

[spiralsheep.livejournal.com]

People putting punctuation inside quotation marks. I know it's the rule for North Americans, but it's wrong and people should be better.

::standing ovation::

[ex-rita.livejournal.com]

I agree with your punctuation woes.

-A North American