MetaFilter posts tagged with Punctuation

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crossoverman — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:16:33 -0800

[",'...:.?;-) Dear John, Punctuation Products, bad punctuation photographs, and Punctuation meatloaf. National Punctuation Day!

'a screamer, a gasper, a startler or (sorry) a dog's cock'

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:47:35 -0800

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A dot's as good as a wink.

Horace Rumpole — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:16:39 -0800

Who killed the semicolon? Paul Collins fingers a 19th-century culprit; Trevor Butterworth finds an American anitipathy to this troublesome punctuation mark. [previously] [via]

Get Your Red Pens Ready.

laconic titan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:48:26 -0800

Zip up that dangling modifier--it's National Grammar Day! Let the ranting begin...

Semi-newsworthy

GrammarMoses — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:19:00 -0800

Slow news day: One properly used semicolon inspires paroxysms of joy in the NYT.

eBay Arctic Ale Ouchy

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:12:40 -0800

Man buys Allsop, relists it as Allsopp - proving that on eBay, presentation is everything. via b3ta

a grammar nazi's punctuation blues

progosk — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:51:08 -0800

Apostrophes, apostrophes, more apostrophes. Yet more apostrophes. They're "everywhere ". It's grammar hell - literally!

This is not a self link.

?! — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:39:16 -0800

? , !, & @ .

A Grammar Test -

Crackerbelly — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:19:19 -0800

A Grammar Test - How is your grammar? Are you proficient with the English language? Here is a little test of 34 questions to help you check yourself. Or, perhaps grammar doesn't trip your trigger. You may want to try the Punctuation and Capitalization test.

A need for new punctuation?

seanyboy — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:19:40 -0800

Josh Greeham argues on Slate that we're in need of the Sarcasm point. In this new internet world of smilies and bad grammar there seems to be a need for new ways to express oursleves. So much so, that people are even patenting the questioning comma. Even the humorists are getting in on the act.. And whatever you do, don't tell interrobang.

The Eternal Appeal of Punctuation

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 03:37:40 -0800

Punk-Tuation: Is It The New Anarchy Or Boring Old Fascism All Over Again? How ~~anal~~ serious about apostrophes are you? Just how far would you go for a perfect semi-colon? Do you regularly reach for heart pills before you read MetaFilter? Take comfort in this: Lynne Trusse's wildly popular Eats Shoots And Leaves is this year's surprise bestseller in Britain. And I've limited myself to the MeFi-adored Guardian, just to make my (as it were) point. So... how important is punctuation to you? My own suspicion is that punctuation is the new spelling. It is important. (And, lest this seem carefree and frivolous, let me confess right away that MetaFilter may well be the worst offender, in this regard, ever to have blessedly existed.)

Lord Timothy Dexter - 'Consler of Trouth'

Joey Michaels — Thu, 14 Nov 2002 12:10:17 -0800

Lord Timothy Dexter (1747-1806) was one of the most colorful characters of early American history, described here as, among other things, an "Eccentric 18th Century Merchant - Investor with a Midas Touch - Impresario - Patron of the Arts, founding the 'World Mouserum of Grate Wonder and Gret Caricters' - progressive 'Libperel' - Self Appointed 'Consler of Trouth.'" This site includes a complete transcription of Dexter's punctuation-free magnum opus, A Pickle for the Knowing Ones featuring his famous Addenda.

kristin — Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:27:20 -0800

Interrobang ?! Because what we all really need is another bit of punctuation to misuse.

Voyageman — Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:54:44 -0800

Metaphysical significance of punctuation marks (a) Periods . and commas , are lovely because they are simple... Semicolons ; are pretentious and overactive...Italics rarely fail to insult the reader's intelligence..."Quotation marks" create the spurious impression of an aristocracy of sensibility...The exclamation point ! is obviously too emphatic, too childish, for our sophisticated ways...Questions ? and exclamations ! betray a sense of inquisitiveness and wonder that is distinctly unmodern....(parentheses) and - dashes - betoken stylistic laziness, a failure of discipline....(a) content footnotes are symbols of failure.

Spoon — Tue, 08 Jan 2002 03:56:37 -0800

If your never sure about all thing's grammatical... then this may help you. hyphens, apostrophes and split infinitives are all covered, along side many and various spellings, rules and regulations.

gi_wrighty — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:00:13 -0800

yo d00dz! hav u seen tihs? "Two-thirds of the 18-24 year olds questioned do not worry about punctuation, grammar or style when writing messages. About 16% sign every e-mail with love and kisses, even when addressing their boss."
l8s, love wrighty XX