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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:45 PM Original message |
DU Grammar Whores: A question |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just a guess, but I think you use a period. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. .. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. But you write some damn fine poetry. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. What can I say |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. I prefer Grammar Lady of the Evening, but... |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. "I wonder if GoPsUx is PMming pictures of his butt." |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'd go with the period |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. If a first-person narrative, a period. For example: |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Period. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. rhetorical questions require no '?' |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Pfft. With GoPsUx, you only need wonder *how many* pics he's PM'ing, not whether. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. Disclaimer |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. I do not know. However, if I want an answer then I use a question |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. My opinion as a writer is that the first version is correct. |
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some guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'll give you an answer |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. If an indirect question, would it be necessary? |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. No question mark |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. I agree with the period. |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. That'd be 'grammar slut', thankyouverymuch... |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-19-07 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. The question mark is NOT your problem. It's "WHETHER"!1 |
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