Where does the period go

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: rh71
if what's in the parenthesis is just a clause - and the period belongs at the end of all of it, we are assuming it's part of an existing sentence. So why are you capitalizing the W ?

If it doesn't belong to part of an existing sentence, I'd say option B. But I wouldn't use parenthesis at all if this verbiage is for anything formal (for customers, etc.)

WTF?

First you say (without capitalizing the first letter), "if what's in the parenthesis is just a clause - and the period belongs at the end of all of it...", then proceed to ignore your own advice by leaving no punctuation at the end of your last sentence!

My mistake... there should be a period at the very end of my initial post. It's not like I'm writing anything formal here... I didn't even capitalize my first word in the post... I don't double check my posts here.

 

[Ornery]

WTF is the point of correcting somebody... with mistakes in the explanation?

I'd honestly like to know the correct grammar and punctuation usage, and that kind of crap just confuses me even more!

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Ornery
WTF is the point of correcting somebody... with mistakes in the explanation?

if I had purposely put that parenthesis in there to show correct usage, then yes I'm not explaining anything because I'd be purposefully contradicting myself. But I didn't put my parenthesis in there as an example... I just slipped.

Heh, do as I say, not as I do, I guess.

 

[Ornery]

Hey no offence, I'm just joking around, but I honestly do have an interest in this topic. I'm slowly making up for all the joking around I did in school, rather than actually learning shlt!

 

[sao123]

B

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
rofl gah! so is it A or B?!

this thread is actually very informative hahaha

B.

Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses.

Note that sentence-ending periods should go outside the parentheses if the parenthetical remark is part of a larger sentence, but inside the parentheses if it's not embedded in a larger sentence. This is an example of the first (notice the punctuation goes outside, because we're still part of that outer sentence). (This is an example of the second, because we're no longer inside any other sentence; the parenthesis is its own sentence.)

a full sentence within parentheses but not within another sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period or other terminal mark, all placed within the parentheses

:thumbsup:

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
rofl gah! so is it A or B?!

this thread is actually very informative hahaha

B.

Periods go inside parentheses only if an entire sentence is inside the parentheses.

Note that sentence-ending periods should go outside the parentheses if the parenthetical remark is part of a larger sentence, but inside the parentheses if it's not embedded in a larger sentence. This is an example of the first (notice the punctuation goes outside, because we're still part of that outer sentence). (This is an example of the second, because we're no longer inside any other sentence; the parenthesis is its own sentence.)

a full sentence within parentheses but not within another sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period or other terminal mark, all placed within the parentheses

:thumbsup:

Ha this is turned out to be a lot more fun than I anticipated :laugh:

 

[ktehmok]

Option A: We do not sell a computer equipped with less than 512MB of memory.

That look's a little better to me.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ktehmok
Option A: We do not sell a computer equipped with less than 512MB of memory.

That look's [sic] a little better to me.

 

[IonYou]

sorry, sorry, the correct answer is C.

















c. in a tampon.
ty for playing

 

[Cattlegod]

wtf, i'm all messed up now.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
Option A: (We don't sell any computers with less than 512MB of memory).

Option B: (We don't sell any computers with less than 512MB of memory.)

I think A looks right.. Is that right?

You can pick a 1 gig or 512 MB of memory(We don't sell any computers with less than 512MB of memory).

BY ITSELF:

(NOTE: We don't sell any computers with less than 512MB of memory.)

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
wtf, i'm all messed up now.

It's OK, everydody does it. (It is a common mistake.)

Just read the posts above (it will make more sense).

 

[Hankysmoo]

Who cares FTW!

 

[Ryan]

Tampax ususally - sometimes maxi-pads.

 

[suse920]

B

 

[IonYou]

Originally posted by: Ryan
Tampax ususally - sometimes maxi-pads.

bwaaaaaahahahahahahahaha

aaaaaaaaahhahahahahahahaahahaha

that is so funny! wish I'd have thought of it.