[bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about quotes
- From: "Ixchel, Jackie" <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:09:17 -0400
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
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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