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Shanti Mama

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22. Drives me NUTS

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:45 AM

Jul 2020

I find that people are using I where it should be me and then visa versa.

I wish my kids had learned sentence diagramming. I tried to teach me son when he was struggling with French. He eventually switched to Japanese and found it much easier!

I understand that English is a living language, evolving all the time. Still I long for "my" good old days. My mom's gold old days were related to choose instead of pick, which was what you do to fruit. And meat being cooked, not done. And Winston tastes good AS a cig should. etc

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That's between you and I [View all] Goodheart Jul 2020 OP

Drives me crazy too. Mossfern Jul 2020 #1

I'm old and school was a long time ago (I'm talking b&w TV!) Alliepoo Jul 2020 #2

The American rule is that the question mark goes inside the quotation marks Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #5

This is incorrect wackadoo wabbit Jul 2020 #26

Here's something more authoritative than my personal knowledge wackadoo wabbit Jul 2020 #28

The problem is, English is an organic language and writing styles vary by which one used. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #32

It depends. The mark goes after the question, whatever the question is... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #6

I was taught that too. Mossfern Jul 2020 #8

It certainly bugs me. Laelth Jul 2020 #3

US-style punctuation goes by the logic of the statement, EXCEPT... Foolacious Jul 2020 #4

That doesn't make much sense. Goodheart Jul 2020 #9

Yes, that's what I'm saying. Foolacious Jul 2020 #24

Yet another reason I should move to Canada. :) Goodheart Jul 2020 #25

I use programmers' punctation rules. eppur_se_muova Jul 2020 #7

There you go! Goodheart Jul 2020 #11

Ah, yes-- we no longer teach students sentence diagramming, so they have no idea about... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #10

Sentence diagramming was good stuff, really. Goodheart Jul 2020 #12

I actually enjoyed it, and you learned a lot about language. TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #13

We should probably retire "fewer" along with it. GoCubsGo Jul 2020 #14

"Less" where "fewer" should be used drives me NUTS! Goodheart Jul 2020 #15

While I'm at it, I keep hearing about trump's "cognitive test". Goodheart Jul 2020 #16

I hate it DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #17

No, it's not wackadoo wabbit Jul 2020 #29

Sorry, you're right DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #30

No worries wackadoo wabbit Jul 2020 #31

Your punctuation is correct. ananda Jul 2020 #18

Question everything, LOL! Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #19

At this point I'm wondering why "I" and "me" ever became separate words in the first place. Goodheart Jul 2020 #21

Please yellowwoodII Jul 2020 #35

Right you are! Mea Culpa Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #39

I'm with you! mantis49 Jul 2020 #20

Drives me NUTS Shanti Mama Jul 2020 #22

Yes, I wince when I read or hear it Leith Jul 2020 #23

i've had to let go of the "begs the question" vs. "raises the question" irritation 0rganism Jul 2020 #27

No, the question mark belongs outside the quotation marks in that sentence, just as you have it. tblue37 Jul 2020 #33

A lot of that makes no sense. Goodheart Jul 2020 #36

The British use logical punctuation. The U.S. insists on it exceptionalism. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #37

It drives me crazy, too DFW Jul 2020 #34

I once had a dangling participle but the doctor cut it off I. panader0 Jul 2020 #38