In regard to spelling and grammar

Woah, I didn't even notice that this thread as been bumped a few times.

The more forums I join (recently several firearms forums) I realize that Cigar Pass seems to be the last bastion of mostly correct grammar on the internet. I still find it to be refreshing.
 
I don't think so. Inside the quotes should be a direct quote from Tom. Sure, he made another mistake and should've had one in there but since I was quoting him, I think I'm correct in leaving it outside the quotes. Boar, we need a ruling please. Matt, winner buys first round at the Outlaw? :D
 
and while you too are in hear worried about periods like hi school seniors theirs a hole slew of posts that look Pretty much just like this contaminating the bored :rolleyes:
 
LOL . . . did someone call for an English teacher? :sign:

Matt is correct, Moe; ALL punctuation, even that not part of the actual quote, goes inside the quotes. For example:

Did he just say "winner buys first round at the Outlaw?"

He just said "winner buys first round at the Outlaw!"

. . . are both correct. Where it gets really strange, however, is around semi-colons:

Moe said "winner buys first round at the Outlaw;" I can taste that cold beer now!

It's TECHNICALLY correct, but looks so weird that it should be avoided at all costs; the last thing you want is people paying more attention to your punctuation than your sentence.

~Boar
 
It's obvious Mrs. Koth got to you, Boar. Sad, really, that one English Comp. teacher can be so influenced by another. Well, I'm a man of my word and will happily buy Matt a round. But you and I are done from here on out Boar. You are dead to me. :sign: Just kidding buddy, I appreciate the lesson and will count it as my "Learn something new everyday!" for the day. Note the application of your lesson there!?!?
 
I find this funny, every time I have a CP revival, this thread is up and running.

I havent been here for a while, I just rolled back into CP town this past week, low and behold the thread has popped back up again. It's always an interesting read too, haha.
 
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