Poll
qft
The period or the egg? sillydood;
i lol'd
Question: 
Option 1: The period must come first.
Option 2: Either may come first.
Option 3: The quotation must come first.
Title: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on September 15, 2022, 09:20:11 PM
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on September 15, 2022, 09:20:11 PM
2) How do you know which must come first? befuddlement
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: ME## on September 15, 2022, 10:57:56 PM
Post by: ME## on September 15, 2022, 10:57:56 PM
It depends on what you're quoting. If it's a complete sentence the period
If it's incomplete, quote
If it's incomplete, quote
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Nyerp on September 16, 2022, 01:24:56 AM
Post by: Nyerp on September 16, 2022, 01:24:56 AM
it just works
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 16, 2022, 06:45:59 AM
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 16, 2022, 06:45:59 AM
Punctuation first, unless the punctuation of the quotation disagrees with that of the sentence containing it.
e.g. Did Ms. Antoinette really say "let them eat cake"?
(No, she would've said something in French instead)
e.g. Did Ms. Antoinette really say "let them eat cake"?
(No, she would've said something in French instead)
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Samus Aran on September 16, 2022, 01:24:02 PM
Post by: Samus Aran on September 16, 2022, 01:24:02 PM
Quote from: Mando Pandango on September 16, 2022, 06:45:59 AMPunctuation first, unless the punctuation of the quotation disagrees with that of the sentence containing it.
e.g. Did Ms. Antoinette really say "let them eat cake"?
(No, she would've said something in French instead)
qft
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: YPrrrr on September 18, 2022, 07:48:34 AM
Post by: YPrrrr on September 18, 2022, 07:48:34 AM
Does proper grammar allow for that or is that just a stylistic choice that helps it be more clear
I honestly forget the rule
I honestly forget the rule
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 18, 2022, 08:16:50 AM
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 18, 2022, 08:16:50 AM
Quote from: YPrrrr on September 18, 2022, 07:48:34 AMDoes proper grammar allow for that or is that just a stylistic choice that helps it be more clearWhat's the difference? Grammar is a social construct
I honestly forget the rule
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: YPrrrr on September 20, 2022, 09:20:18 PM
Post by: YPrrrr on September 20, 2022, 09:20:18 PM
Yes I read Frindle when I was 8 too
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: C.Mongler on September 21, 2022, 07:10:02 AM
Post by: C.Mongler on September 21, 2022, 07:10:02 AM
The egg
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 21, 2022, 07:37:44 AM
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 21, 2022, 07:37:44 AM
Quote from: YPrrrr on September 20, 2022, 09:20:18 PMYes I read Frindle when I was 8 tooI don't know what this means
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: YPrrrr on September 21, 2022, 09:43:12 AM
Post by: YPrrrr on September 21, 2022, 09:43:12 AM
It's just a book about a kid that realizes definitions and grammar are social constructs and trolls his English teacher over it by getting every kid in the school to call pens "frindles" instead
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on September 21, 2022, 04:08:07 PM
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on September 21, 2022, 04:08:07 PM
Quote from: C.Mongler on September 21, 2022, 07:10:02 AMThe egg
The period or the egg? sillydood;
i lol'd
Title: Re: PotD: 1) Which must come first?
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 23, 2022, 09:28:33 AM
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 23, 2022, 09:28:33 AM
The egg is the period so it would be the period or the chicken wouldn't it