Comments on: Quotation “FAIL” http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Disappointment Trolley http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-2595 Disappointment Trolley Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:57 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-2595 The fabulous part is that someone had to read the original note, go home, type, print out, and cut out a new little sign, take two thumbtacks, and post it right underneath. Bless their heart for their commitment to the good fight. The fabulous part is that someone had to read the original note, go home, type, print out, and cut out a new little sign, take two thumbtacks, and post it right underneath. Bless their heart for their commitment to the good fight.

]]> By: Sçium http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-1999 Sçium Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:48:24 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-1999 Why would you have two 'prime marks' before and after any phrase? Does that cancel out and become un-prime if there are two together? Or does it signify that the following phrase is ''SUPER PRIME'', or ''SUPER DIFFERENT''? And what's up with playing on the geometrical meaning of prime in a notice? Why would you have two ‘prime marks’ before and after any phrase? Does that cancel out and become un-prime if there are two together? Or does it signify that the following phrase is ”SUPER PRIME”, or ”SUPER DIFFERENT”?

And what’s up with playing on the geometrical meaning of prime in a notice?

]]> By: Anonymous http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-1658 Anonymous Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:14:50 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-1658 well done (; well done (;

]]> By: David http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-1250 David Sat, 24 May 2008 15:06:21 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-1250 You could view the quotation marks as signifying an ironic or false part of the sentence. Therefore, you should use staples for posting. You could view the quotation marks as signifying an ironic or false part of the sentence. Therefore, you should use staples for posting.

]]> By: Extramrdo http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-433 Extramrdo Tue, 06 May 2008 02:48:03 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-433 They are quotation marks. They "do not" belong for emphasis. They "do" belong to identify a "quote." Hence the name, QUOTation mark. They are quotation marks. They “do not” belong for emphasis. They “do” belong to identify a “quote.” Hence the name, QUOTation mark.

]]> By: anonymous http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-332 anonymous Sun, 04 May 2008 15:51:15 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-332 they aren't quotation marks. they aren't called inch marks. they are prime marks. they aren’t quotation marks.
they aren’t called inch marks.
they are prime marks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-320 Anonymous Sun, 04 May 2008 06:06:40 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-320 The whole quotation marks vs inch marks can be up for grabs, cause with some fonts quotation marks look just like that. The whole quotation marks vs inch marks can be up for grabs, cause with some fonts quotation marks look just like that.

]]> By: anony http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-302 anony Sun, 04 May 2008 01:42:37 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-302 ...except they didn't really use quotation marks at first, those are inch marks. Quotation marks are supposed to be curvy. …except they didn’t really use quotation marks at first, those are inch marks. Quotation marks are supposed to be curvy.

]]> By: Ann O'nymous http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-170 Ann O'nymous Fri, 02 May 2008 02:50:54 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-170 I would have stapled that just to be annoying. I would have stapled that just to be annoying.

]]> By: lyss08 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/quotation-mark-fail/#comment-123 lyss08 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:43:40 +0000 http://englishfail.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-123 haha. what an idiot! haha. what an idiot!

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