 | | While I've got you here... (Was Re: FOTY: What a find!)
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| (...) Say, Dave! I just heard an example another thing that makes no sense to me. It's when people who orally quote others say, "Quote, unquote" *before* launching into the actual quote. I'm only glad I heard it on the radio this time because when (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Alpha Team .
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| (...) Adam, If he is from the Great White North, he should already be wearin' a touque. If not, he is a hoser, eh? Jude Somebody pass me the backbacon while I XFUT .off-topic.fun (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
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| (...) I've grappled with that one, too [I've tried square brackets, but then the comment ends up looking like an editorial comment, rather than a parenthetical one ;-)]. Maybe squiggly brackets ({}) would help? Cheers Richie (and that full stop (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
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| I loved the bit about needing another bracket to close off after the smiley, this is something I grapple with all the time! Usually my smileys are within the "()", and being a pedantic sort of person I always want to put the closing ")" on after the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Grammar Police again (was: Alpha Team ).
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| (...) Ho-ho-ho! Another grammar cop! *You'd* better stand in line! ROSCO FUT: .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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