tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post8676053886155451796..comments2024-03-15T03:14:00.681-04:00Comments on What I Saw: Unnecessary Punctuation Dept.Chris Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08000537083398732641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-26332652638561351522012-03-23T15:00:54.626-04:002012-03-23T15:00:54.626-04:00Well, it was in Texas and anyone who has ever spen...Well, it was in Texas and anyone who has ever spent any time there knows them goat ropers just ain't right!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812329358511747697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-31066720091133624632012-03-23T08:59:40.746-04:002012-03-23T08:59:40.746-04:00My favourite 'no parking' sign doesn't...My favourite 'no parking' sign doesn't abuse punctuation but does contain a strange positive-negative: It says "Parking positively prohibited." Hmmm... positive prohibition?Terry Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260917473633630911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-21063266869538649982012-03-23T08:46:25.886-04:002012-03-23T08:46:25.886-04:00I have to admit I'm guilty of overusing exclam...I have to admit I'm guilty of overusing exclamation points, and I even taught students not to do it. Mea culpa. The quotation marks are strange here--I know they think they're just emphasizing it, but it comes across as if the "no" is supposed to imply irony of some sort.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.com