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Can everyone mod this up so I can reach 250? (I only need 20 more)

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Perhaps you should have phrased your request in smartass form.


you mean 'your request'.


You should learn how to properly capitalize your words, and that quotation marks come after periods.


The quote-after-period thing is a rule I deliberately break. I dun like it. It's just not me.


Actually in England the rule is the other way around. It is arguably more consistent.


I've noticed that, over time, programmers (including myself) tend to break some punctuation rules. I guess it's because we don't write:

char *foo = "bar;"


The convention in question is actually a technique American typesetters used to keep track of the punctuation. It doesn't exist because it makes sense, but because of a trick of the trade.


Yeah, I run red lights because I dun like them. They're just not me.


Yeah, I hate it when I reorder my quotes and periods and people get killed. No, wait... I don't think that's really a good analogy.


Maybe I slightly exaggerated.


Oh, I am closet spelling and grammar nazi myself. I just wish I could edit posts for longer - since English is not my first language I can seldom spare the concentration needed for flawless writing.


Serves me right.




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