http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/08/the-chicago-manual-gets-testy Comments On: The Chicago Manual Gets Testy by Gillian Anderson en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Greg]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:55:33 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Irving]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:31:51 -0700 The Stranger Posted by manydills]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:41:49 -0700 The Stranger
"That depends on which side of the Atlantic you are."
"That depends on which side of the Atlantic you live."
"That depends on whether you're American or British."
"That depends on whether you're writing American English or British English."
"That depends on whether you're in the US or UK."
Posted by Jeremy]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:08:29 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by Amelia]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:38:38 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Anony Mouse]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:14:58 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:05:24 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Irena]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:50:59 -0700 The Stranger
P.S.---BTW, it's D'Oh.
Posted by emma's bee]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:27:38 -0700 The Stranger all punctuation inside the quotation marks.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:25:38 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Lee]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:19:53 -0700 The Stranger
To that end...I'm always stumped by the period and the quotation mark. In the above sentence, did I end it correctly? The period goes inside the quotation, correct? Does it matter if the sentence is entirely in quotations?
Posted by Timothy]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:13:51 -0700 The Stranger Posted by care bear]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:01:05 -0700 The Stranger Posted by HypatiaII]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:16:41 -0700 The Stranger
If anyone can think of a way I could have ended that sentence without a preposition AND without sounding stupid, I'd be glad to hear it.
Posted by Jocelyn]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:52:42 -0700 The Stranger Posted by FeralTurnip]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:42:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by FeralTurnip]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:40:03 -0700 The Stranger Posted by PC]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:35:15 -0700 The Stranger Ahem -- the grammar committee have ruled that you don't go "to U.K.", you go to "the" U.K.

O.K.?
Posted by PC]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:34:43 -0700 The Stranger
"All of 'em."
Posted by Billy in 4C]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:27:46 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Timmytee]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:12:17 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Dougsf]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:58:15 -0700 The Stranger
Who, not that. Grammarians are people. "...WHO had to suffer..."

Sorry, but it is a grammar thread.
Posted by kj]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:51:31 -0700 The Stranger Posted by The Amazing Jim]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:49:55 -0700 The Stranger
I feel bad for the grammarians reading this thread that had to suffer through all my commas just now.
Posted by Dougsf]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:22:47 -0700 The Stranger