tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post5555111413931658399..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: "once"bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-54386681356880816642008-02-27T18:30:00.000-06:002008-02-27T18:30:00.000-06:00Maybe they're hinting that you should show up with...Maybe they're hinting that you should show up with a really big bag and fill it with bags of cookies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-42820123405471450932008-02-06T01:51:00.000-06:002008-02-06T01:51:00.000-06:00like a lovely little color switcheroo on the QMs (...like a lovely little color switcheroo on the QMs (that's short for quotation marks. but will it catch on?) is going to inspire self-restraint from elementary school kids faced with a table of self-serve cookies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-70059040509606586572008-02-05T14:56:00.000-06:002008-02-05T14:56:00.000-06:00"andi, i think the anonymous before you was referr..."andi, i think the anonymous before you was referring to the comment that is under the photo."<BR/>I think I should make a comment macro that says "If you want to complain about something on the blog, at least have the balls to write your damn name." <BR/>Correct comma usage? Yeah, I don't actually care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-74457815447972412272008-02-04T13:25:00.000-06:002008-02-04T13:25:00.000-06:00Is this like when your husband says he's going out...Is this like when your husband says he's going out for "a" beer with the guys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-36411452991768495602008-02-04T13:12:00.000-06:002008-02-04T13:12:00.000-06:00I like that this is in an elementary school where ...I like that this is in an elementary school where kids are probably already struggling to learn how to use quotation marks properly. This horrible misuse by an adult who is supposedly smarter than them is just adding to their confusion.nerdabillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116506092569150369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-49005167314880664832008-02-04T12:21:00.000-06:002008-02-04T12:21:00.000-06:00andi, i think the anonymous before you was referri...andi, i think the anonymous before you was referring to the comment that is under the photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-56063380411717831382008-02-04T11:08:00.000-06:002008-02-04T11:08:00.000-06:00The best part is the fact that the quotation marks...The best part is the fact that the quotation marks around the "one" in red are green, and the ones around the "one" in green are red.l'hypocondriaquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285668854865342496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-63776849648635796142008-02-04T10:27:00.000-06:002008-02-04T10:27:00.000-06:00So in reality I can take as many as I want as long...So in reality I can take as many as I want as long as I say it's only "one"?jspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507832018423032477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-13640759446278658202008-02-04T09:49:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:49:00.000-06:00haha! still makes me laugh.haha! still makes me laugh.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999562470414135531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-66538292101338399862008-02-04T09:33:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:33:00.000-06:00Signage. Ah shucks. Everybody knows "signmakers" (...Signage. Ah shucks. Everybody knows "signmakers" (oops) can't write or spell.Axe Victimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571658847673238630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-46059950672657054842008-02-04T09:05:00.000-06:002008-02-04T09:05:00.000-06:00I don't think High School students would even get ...I don't think High School students would even get those instructions! What is that?!Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594509627203089051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-77189447743636384152008-02-04T08:11:00.000-06:002008-02-04T08:11:00.000-06:00Is "welcome" its own sentence? I'm not sure. I'm n...Is "welcome" its own sentence? I'm not sure. I'm not a grammar expert, so I wonder and have probably committed my own comma splicing indiscretions on occasion.<BR/>Regardless, I really appreciate those photos posted where the writer obviously thinks quotation marks are some sort of flair and not punctuation. This writer went to the trouble to switch between a green and red marker for the marks. That's classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-12898291696363319482008-02-04T07:58:00.000-06:002008-02-04T07:58:00.000-06:00And I can't STAND comma splicing, that's when some...And I can't STAND comma splicing, that's when someone separates two sentences with a comma rather than a semi-colon or a period, you should know what I'm talking about by now, it's incorrect, it's worse than quotation mark abuse IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-12120730111982038592008-02-04T07:26:00.000-06:002008-02-04T07:26:00.000-06:00So important to set a "good" example.So important to set a "good" example.Jennifer Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378254507974236564noreply@blogger.com