[bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
- From: "Sue Stevens" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:06:55 -0500
Hi Mayrie,
I think Jackie is talking about my reference to "exact same" as in, "They
arethe exact same thing." And please do not reprimand us for getting just a
bit off topic.
Sue S.
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From: Mayrie ReNae
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 2:35 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
Hi Jackie,
What are the same thing? I don't understand.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ixchel, Jackie
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:09 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
It's funny because they're the same thing.
Jackie
On 3/19/12, Kim Loftis <kll2277@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Oh, that's definitely one of mine, as well, Sue!!
Warmest,
Kim
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From: "Sue Stevens" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:49 PM
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
My pet peeve is seeing then used instead of than in writing, and I
have seen it in some books. Example, "I have more then you do."
Also, "exact same". We used to have a teacher who used those two
words and
we made fun of her. Now I am seeing it in books.
Sue S.
Sue S.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ixchel, Jackie
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 7:11 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
Hi,
I am in full agreement with you. I have seen people misuse to and too.
I get so mad when people say "me and my friend" or when people
(including teachers) use your for you're instead of the right one. I
agree with what you said about the immigrants.
Jackie
On 3/19/12, Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
Well, actually, Gary, you're right in one way. Publishers and
authors are scattered in their ways of dealing with dialogue.
However, I got the impression that she asked because either the
paragraph marks in her book had been munged somehow and she was
trying to recreate them, or she wanted to know what the standard is.
You're right that as proofers we can't correct stuff in a book that
is printed there, even if it is nonstandard usage. However, if
you're in a position to insert paragraph marks, then you do need to
know something about how it's done. the standard will at least give
you a yard stick by which to measure any major corrections of this type.
Besides, Gary, I had a lot of fun writing that dialogue. It just
piqued my crazy sense of humor.
Seems most things are nonstandard in grammar and usage any more.
The numbers of times I've heard people misusing I and me is astonishing.
These are people who should know better! Used to be that it was "me"
that got musused. Now it's "I". People say, "There are two
doughnuts in that bag, one for you, and one for I." I'm serious!
Is it any wonder immigrants have a hard time learning English if we
can't figure out what's right ourselves?
Ann P.
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