Grammar Nazis
In which Rat enters nitpicking mode
In a lighter mood today… :)
…on the other hand, wouldn’t «Aberran’t Apostrophe’s» be an excellent band name?
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In a lighter mood today… :)
…on the other hand, wouldn’t «Aberran’t Apostrophe’s» be an excellent band name?
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Yes! That's so funny that I've used the term grammar Nazis for years, ever since the Oxford comma (which is redundant, right? the comma is shorthand for 'and' not in addition to it) and the single apostrophe vendetta. When something's not a quote but instead something that implies irony or not literal meaning, the single is cleaner. It's a waste of a perfectly good signifier to restrict it to quotes within quotes.
Thanks for letting me litter you with shavings, Rat. Obviously, I've been gnawing on this for years!