FOX Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Some reading up seems to confirm what you're saying. If the quote and the containing sentence are both questions then place the question mark in the quote.Although I think if I was writing a paragraph and your sentence: did she really say "There's a turd in my cleavage?" Then now we have the added problem of the sentence looking like its not finished! You can't put a full stop in between " and Then because you're in effect putting in an extra layer of punctuation and it looks like wrong at the end of a question. But if you put in the extra question mark that looks stupid as well.You're writing as the Americans would. In that case I would never put the question mark inside of the quotes. It would look like this:Did she really say "There's a turd in my cleavage"? Then now we have the added problem of the sentence looking like its not finished!Granted much of my knowledge of English comes from my Journalism course, so we use a fuckton of quotes.EDIT: Actually I think I misinterpreted; I would never start a new sentence after one of these "full quotes" (i.e., ones that contain complete sentences), otherwise yeah, you end up with stuff like this:She said: "There's a turd in my cleavage!" And I looked, and there was.You could however do this:She said: "There's a turd in my cleavage!", and I looked, and there was.Or just miss the exclamation point out altogether which is by far the easiest option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 You're writing as the Americans would. In that case I would never put the question mark inside of the quotes. It would look like this:Did she really say "There's a turd in my cleavage"? Then now we have the added problem of the sentence looking like its not finished!Granted much of my knowledge of English comes from my Journalism course, so we use a fuckton of quotes.But now the quote doesn't look like a question. The tone if it's changed from a question to a statement. To be honest I'd probably just change the structure of the whole sentence to accomodate it. Or not use the bloody quote to make life simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Yeah that's the remaining confusion - what if you are quoting someone asking a "question?"?,.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I avoid this by always continuing on after the quotes.Did she really just say "Is there a turd in my cleavage?" or was I imagining things? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 The example used reminds me of the spelling bee in the Family Guy episode:Can you use it in a sentence, please?Can you use it in a dirty sentence, please? Could you use it in a libellous sentence, please? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 But now the quote doesn't look like a question. The tone if it's changed from a question to a statement. To be honest I'd probably just change the structure of the whole sentence to accomodate it. Or not use the bloody quote to make life simpler.Aye, just put it in a paragraph of its own if it's a question you're quoting and you want to keep it looking like a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Is there any pictures of turd in cleavages? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Will Flights ship internationally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Is there any pictures of turd in cleavages?I wasn't sure whether to answer this at first as the question was delivered in bold, however: I believe that shit can be found smeared all over the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I've seen a few scat threads in my time but never seen any in cleavage. Let me know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I paid to become a supporter yesterday because I am incredibly generous and I want to keep the scene alive. How long until I get all the supporter perks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I paid to become a supporter yesterday because I am incredibly generous and I want to keep the scene alive. How long until I get all the supporter perks?Shit guys, we better remove all of the "Soda Jerk's a jerk" threads from The Lounge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Shit guys, we better remove all of the "Soda Jerk's a jerk" threads from The Lounge.I've already PM'd Neil about it! I think you get the benefits once the mighty moderating board assess your character and check your police record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I asked a question a while back about how to keep stray cats out a garden. I can report that there is such a thing as spray repellent and that it works very well. We doused our whole yard in the stuff and haven't seen the fuckers since. It reeks of garlic though so I'm not sure how it's gonna pan out when we stop using it - cant have the place stinking all the time. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I paid to become a supporter yesterday because I am incredibly generous and I want to keep the scene alive. How long until I get all the supporter perks?I'll chase it up for you. I think Neil has to tick some box manually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 You the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I hope when they bumped fists they did the explosion thing too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 anyone know what time the cancer race for life ends tomorrow?i was gona go down and cheer them on after work but not sure if they'll be finished by the time i get there after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 Everyone should be finished within 2 hours. Find out when it starts. Then count 2 hours after that. 5k even for the unfittest shouldn't be taking more than an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 What sites/programs do folk use to rip audio from Youtube videos? I used to use Zamzar, but that seems to have been shutdown for Youtube ripping. Boo-urns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 oh shit then. i thought it was longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paime Posted June 30, 2012 Report Share Posted June 30, 2012 I asked a question a while back about how to keep stray cats out a garden. I can report that there is such a thing as spray repellent and that it works very well. We doused our whole yard in the stuff and haven't seen the fuckers since. It reeks of garlic though so I'm not sure how it's gonna pan out when we stop using it - cant have the place stinking all the time. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions.Concrete and broken glass. Either that or an air rifle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 What sites/programs do folk use to rip audio from Youtube videos? I used to use Zamzar, but that seems to have been shutdown for Youtube ripping. Boo-urnsvideo2mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preid Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 What time do the traffic wardens call it quits at night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Can be as late as 10pm I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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