Comments on: Punctuation Errors: American and British Quotation Marks http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Evi http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/comment-page-1/#comment-392761 Evi Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:31:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/#comment-392761 Betty, while it does sound rather jarring in that context, it does make grammatical sense. In the U.K. people will almost always say they 'have got' something, in the same way they 'have done' something, because they have previously got it, but I think in America it's more standard to just say 'have'. I could be wrong, of course, but I've heard Americans correct people when they say "I've got a ____". Betty, while it does sound rather jarring in that context, it does make grammatical sense. In the U.K. people will almost always say they ‘have got’ something, in the same way they ‘have done’ something, because they have previously got it, but I think in America it’s more standard to just say ‘have’. I could be wrong, of course, but I’ve heard Americans correct people when they say “I’ve got a ____”.

]]> By: Betty Riordan http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/comment-page-1/#comment-391619 Betty Riordan Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:41:46 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/#comment-391619 I realize the subject matter is about punctuation, but I would like to point out an error in the NY Times article. They used 'have got' instead of 'have', because you would not have 2 active verbs together. I realize the subject matter is about punctuation, but I would like to point out an error in the NY Times article. They used ‘have got’ instead of ‘have’, because you would not have 2 active verbs together.

]]> By: DRF http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/comment-page-1/#comment-389437 DRF Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:26:34 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/#comment-389437 This article would be stronger if the American example were a phrase or a words-as-words or song title, etc. instead of a full sentence. Both British and American practices place final periods inside the quotation marks when quoting full sentences. (Yes, I see the comma before "he said," etc. but it would still make things clearer to use an example equivalent to the British one.) This article would be stronger if the American example were a phrase or a words-as-words or song title, etc. instead of a full sentence. Both British and American practices place final periods inside the quotation marks when quoting full sentences. (Yes, I see the comma before “he said,” etc. but it would still make things clearer to use an example equivalent to the British one.)

]]> By: DRF http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/comment-page-1/#comment-371595 DRF Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:24:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/#comment-371595 (sigh) The real way to write that makes the most sense is whatever way will be best understood or most pleasing to one's readers. Because American-style punctuation has gone without causing confusion or errors for about a hundred and fifty years, then it has no real-world disadvantage when compared to to British-style. Think about it. British spelling doesn't make people think that "centre" is pronounced "senn-treh," does it? (sigh) The real way to write that makes the most sense is whatever way will be best understood or most pleasing to one’s readers. Because American-style punctuation has gone without causing confusion or errors for about a hundred and fifty years, then it has no real-world disadvantage when compared to to British-style.

Think about it. British spelling doesn’t make people think that “centre” is pronounced “senn-treh,” does it?

]]> By: Innocent Nwobodo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/comment-page-1/#comment-334483 Innocent Nwobodo Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:51:33 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/punctuation-errors-american-and-british-quotation-marks/#comment-334483 I am a buff of modern usage, when it come to English language and writing style. How do I get my editor to accept "Jesus's", "Moses's" and "James's" as correct usage, if indeed it is? I am a buff of modern usage, when it come to English language and writing style. How do I get my editor to accept “Jesus’s”, “Moses’s” and “James’s” as correct usage, if indeed it is?

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