▲ 1490 ▼ Be like Edward Snowden (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by HLMenckenFan@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 99 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gullible@kbin.social 17 points 3 years ago (5 children) https://www.grammar-monster.com/punctuation/quotation_marks_multiple_or_new_paragraphs.html I think they mean this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the information but jeez that makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] candybrie@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's like the unclosed paren (but correct (craziness). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never seen this, but maybe since sentences with a parenthesis in it very rarely get a line break in the middle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) It is rather common in books, where you often see direct speech spanning multiple paragraphs. Edit: sorry, I misinterpeted/misread the comment. I've never seen the double parentheses thing either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) This hurts my programmer soul, I'll start escaping quotation marks instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Being a programmer finally won out over my writing background. For example, I know the rule in the US is to include punctuation inside the quotation marks, but I just can't do it anymore if the punctuation mark is not actually part of the quote. "The British do it right, in my opinion". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago So you're telling me "The British do it right,". permalink fedilink source parent [–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) As a native English speaker I feel like I get a say in this. This is the worst rule I've seen proposed. Unbalanced quotation marks are confusing as hell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Yeah what the hell. It's like having unmatched parentheses when coding. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago While we're at it, putting punctuation inside quotation marks when it's not actually part of the quote also needs to be fixed. And the whole he/she thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ehsan301@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 years ago WTF, I thought it was wrong. This is weird. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* YES! I've seen this formatting a lot in published books but never on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the information but jeez that makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] candybrie@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's like the unclosed paren (but correct (craziness). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never seen this, but maybe since sentences with a parenthesis in it very rarely get a line break in the middle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) It is rather common in books, where you often see direct speech spanning multiple paragraphs. Edit: sorry, I misinterpeted/misread the comment. I've never seen the double parentheses thing either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's like the unclosed paren (but correct (craziness). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never seen this, but maybe since sentences with a parenthesis in it very rarely get a line break in the middle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) It is rather common in books, where you often see direct speech spanning multiple paragraphs. Edit: sorry, I misinterpeted/misread the comment. I've never seen the double parentheses thing either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never seen this, but maybe since sentences with a parenthesis in it very rarely get a line break in the middle? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) It is rather common in books, where you often see direct speech spanning multiple paragraphs. Edit: sorry, I misinterpeted/misread the comment. I've never seen the double parentheses thing either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) It is rather common in books, where you often see direct speech spanning multiple paragraphs. Edit: sorry, I misinterpeted/misread the comment. I've never seen the double parentheses thing either permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thrawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) The quotation mark one is common in books yeah, but the parentheses one referred to by the comment you responded to isn’t. I haven’t seen that one either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Ooh yeah you are right i misinterpreted the comment I was replying to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) This hurts my programmer soul, I'll start escaping quotation marks instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Being a programmer finally won out over my writing background. For example, I know the rule in the US is to include punctuation inside the quotation marks, but I just can't do it anymore if the punctuation mark is not actually part of the quote. "The British do it right, in my opinion". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago So you're telling me "The British do it right,". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Being a programmer finally won out over my writing background. For example, I know the rule in the US is to include punctuation inside the quotation marks, but I just can't do it anymore if the punctuation mark is not actually part of the quote. "The British do it right, in my opinion". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago So you're telling me "The British do it right,". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago So you're telling me "The British do it right,". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) As a native English speaker I feel like I get a say in this. This is the worst rule I've seen proposed. Unbalanced quotation marks are confusing as hell. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Yeah what the hell. It's like having unmatched parentheses when coding. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago While we're at it, putting punctuation inside quotation marks when it's not actually part of the quote also needs to be fixed. And the whole he/she thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago Yeah what the hell. It's like having unmatched parentheses when coding. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SouthernCanadian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago While we're at it, putting punctuation inside quotation marks when it's not actually part of the quote also needs to be fixed. And the whole he/she thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ehsan301@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 years ago WTF, I thought it was wrong. This is weird. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* YES! I've seen this formatting a lot in published books but never on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
