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Thread ID: 108500	2010-03-31 09:50:00	When should the punctuation come before...	Erayd (23)	PC World Chat

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871484	2010-04-01 04:36:00	Must be awfull to find out you are not perfect(RB?).	Cicero (40)
871485	2010-04-01 21:40:00	Good on you for your interpretation Joe. I studied English linguistics at university. But sadly it hasn't helped my typing ability!	Greg (193)
871486	2010-04-02 02:58:00	I actually studied Middle Englifh. (For those who don't know, the "f" is a Gaelic/Germanic "s") Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales, etc...) and Shakespeare and some Leon Uris (Mila 18 his best by far!) and Gilbert Keith Chesterton (Father Brown) for a change-up. I still think Bill Shakey was a guild though.	SurferJoe46 (51)
871487	2010-04-02 04:44:00	I actually studied Middle Englifh . (For those who don't know, the "f" is a Gaelic/Germanic "s") Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales, etc . . . ) and Shakespeare and some Leon Uris (Mila 18 his best by far!) and Gilbert Keith Chesterton (Father Brown) for a change-up . I still think Bill Shakey was a guild though . I think you should get off the air and stop showing we ignorant buggers up . Don't think you are up to deciding if Bill is or isn't a guild,for all that .	Cicero (40)
871488	2010-04-02 05:46:00	. . . . . . . . . . . because "endevor" is spelled incorrectly and (sic) is appended to the word . That shows that the person quoting the text knows that the misspelled or inappropriate word is there in the original text, yet they don't correct it for the sake of authenticity . My bad . I thought that was how you guys spelt endeavour . I can't keep up with all the vowels you drop to make your very own retarded version of the English language .	roddy_boy (4115)
871489	2010-04-02 23:55:00	I wonder if Mary (who else?) would help me . OR I wonder if someone (ie: Mary) would like to help me? [/INDENT] See the diff? There is no difference in the question . Your example firstly nominates Mary (who else? - it's gotta be) . But then because of of an incorrect usage of "id est" (abbreviated to i . e . - "that is" - again, it's gotta be) your second example asks the same question . But you are right on with placing of the question mark .	WalOne (4202)
871490	2010-04-03 00:07:00	There is no difference in the question. Your example firstly nominates Mary (who else? - it's gotta be). But then because of of an incorrect usage of "id est" (abbreviated to i.e. - "that is" - again, it's gotta be) your second example asks the same question. But you are right on with placing of the question mark. Or perhaps e.g. was meant rather than i.e. (?) :confused:	Sweep (90)
871491	2010-04-03 00:25:00	Or perhaps e.g. was meant rather than i.e. (?) :confused: It probably was, but using i.e. and e.g. interchangeably is an inadvertent admission of illiteracy, something akin to the appalling misuse of the possessive apostrophe. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone? Covers head to protect it from a sudden rock avalanche that appeared from nowhere, and hastily exits stage right. :rolleyes:	WalOne (4202)
871492	2010-04-03 04:07:00	Yup - I fell to the inappropriate use gremlin again. I've always mixed them up (ie & e.g.) so I plead guilty. Although an English/Americanism also dictates that the ie is followed by a semi-colon, (ie;) whereas the eg is dotted with periods (e.g.). Get me a rock - a BIG rock!	SurferJoe46 (51)
871493	2010-04-03 04:12:00	I think you should get off the air and stop showing we ignorant buggers up . Don't think you are up to deciding if Bill is or isn't a guild,for all that . Ya know - I really want to find the video of Zola's "Germinal" too . I understand it is available, but very hard to find . I read the book although it wasn't required reading and the movie would be a good review of it for me . About three years ago I found one in Bulgarian with French subtitles . Lots of good that did me! Would you check your home library and see if you might be able to loan a spare copy? In English - even youse guys form of English .	SurferJoe46 (51)
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