Open Question about Punctuation

right-track · 03-10-2010, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 333

"Poor people smell," Big3 said.
Your comma was in the right spot, but your closing quotation mark was not.

"Poor people smell, Big3 said"

^ If it was actually said, wouldn't that be correct?

jackhammer · 03-10-2010, 01:34 PM

No10 is wrong Tore. Jackhammer doesn't like Britney Spears whatsoever!

SATCHMO · 03-10-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

"The guy, whose buttocks I waxed, fell in love with me." OR "The guy whose buttocks I waxed fell in love with me."
This is a tricky one for me. I didn't know if I should have taken out your comma or add another comma after 'the guy'. Can anyone help?

I think it depend on the situation. If you are using "whose buttocks I waxed" as way identifying the guy, as in, "not the guy who came in for a mani/pedi", then commas aren't necessary. If you've previously established the identity, and "whose buttocks I waxed' is an aside to provide supplementary or gratuitous information, then the use of commas to form a parenthetical phrase is appropriate.

TheBig3 · 03-10-2010, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

"Poor people smell, Big3 said"

^ If it was actually said, wouldn't that be correct?

If someone said Big3 said it, yes.

But if someone is telling you that Big3 said it, then no.

I.e. is it first hand or second hand information?

right-track · 03-10-2010, 03:50 PM

That was my point.
Obviously, if it reads like this; "Poor people smell, Big3 said". It's correct to assume it's second hand information. Meaning the punctuation is good.

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TheBig3 · 03-10-2010, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

That was my point.
Obviously, if it reads like this; "Poor people smell, Big3 said". It's correct to assume it's second hand information. Meaning the punctuation is good.

o-k, did someone say it was wrong? Tell me what I'm missing here.

right-track · 03-10-2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 333

"Poor people smell," Big3 said.
Your comma was in the right spot, but your closing quotation mark was not. Also, the alternatives of quotation and comma usage:

Big3 said, "Poor people smell."

"Poor people," Big3 said, "smell like trash."

"Poor people smell," Big3 said. "Do we beat them for it?"

Didn't 333 assume it was wrong?

And what have you got against poor people Brennan?

TheBig3 · 03-10-2010, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

Didn't 333 assume it was wrong?

And what have you got against poor people Brennan?

1. I don't read what 333 says.

2. I hate my own.

Freebase Dali · 03-10-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

If someone said Big3 said it, yes.

But if someone is telling you that Big3 said it, then no.

I.e. is it first hand or second hand information?

Seems to me that if it's a quoted response, it should read like this:

Q: "What did Big3 say?"
A: He said; "Poor people smell." OR "Poor people smell."
The tricky one is: "Big3 said poor people smell." because it seems redundant in context with the Q... but I don't think it's correct, as a quoted response, to write "Poor people smell, Big3 said".

The only scenario I've seen with regard for the way Tore presented it was in it's actual proper narrative form: "Poor people smell.", Big3 said.
You usually see this in any literature where the narrator is quoting. The narrator doesn't quote his narration, therefore the quotations surround only the quote, and the comma separates the quote from the narration.

right-track · 03-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Here's Tore's original post;

Quote:

Originally Posted by tore

"Poor people smell, Big3 said."

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

1. I don't read what 333 says.

2. I hate my own.

1. Why? Is she poor?
2. Every home should have one!

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right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	That was my point. Obviously, if it reads like this; "Poor people smell, Big3 said". It's correct to assume it's second hand information. Meaning the punctuation is good. Edit: Do me a favour and click on my sig to join The Green & Gold Revolution.