tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8460493565447158555..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A period should signify a full stopMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22778555978122405002018-07-11T22:47:53.618-05:002018-07-11T22:47:53.618-05:00Adrian, you would be interested in these examples ...Adrian, you would be interested in these examples from the very interesting book The Prodigal Tongue:<br /><br />"And then something unexpected happened: the calque full stop popped over to America. A new version of the idiom in the US uses both: Period. Full Stop.<br /><br />Barack Obama: "Voters who want to vote should be able to vote. Period. Full stop."<br /><br />Marc Thiessen, of the American Enterprise Institute: "We do not interrogate terrorists any more. Period. Full Stop."<br /><br />Music critic David Wild: "Bob Dylan is our greatest living writer. Period. Full Stop."<br /><br />The Christian Science Monitor refers to this pairing as "the latest Washington cliche."Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27073634550613507152012-11-18T20:11:24.226-06:002012-11-18T20:11:24.226-06:00I find it strange that commenters are ignoring the...I find it strange that commenters are ignoring the blog post title: "A period should signify a full stop".<br /><br />Given that "period" is the American term and "full stop" the British term for the same punctuation mark, translating the title into British English would yield, "A full stop should signify a full stop".<br /><br />My attention is drawn as much to the oddness of that construction as to the content of the post.Adrian Morganhttp://outerhoard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30123023225334032012-11-18T18:20:07.468-06:002012-11-18T18:20:07.468-06:00Just had to say, "forced to have children&quo...Just had to say, "forced to have children" is still making me giggle. --A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76130956166474459072012-11-16T06:44:04.946-06:002012-11-16T06:44:04.946-06:00Ogawd. Thank you for the laugh. That was a lot fun...Ogawd. Thank you for the laugh. That was a lot funnier than it had a right to be. :DJennyhttp://www.xenotropos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62368351855988388712012-11-15T17:26:46.811-06:002012-11-15T17:26:46.811-06:00LMAO, omg the BBC clip. Talk about burying the led...LMAO, omg the BBC clip. Talk about burying the lede. <br /><br />What gets me is how modern people think all reasons for grammatical rules that predate them were simply stupid or they really can't think of a good reason why X old-timey rule exists anyway. The arrogance of the new. Yeah, some ideas seemed good at the time and now they've been outgrown but not all or even most. --A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20082853274049111812012-11-15T13:15:35.103-06:002012-11-15T13:15:35.103-06:00Hahaha! That's terrible. I shouldn't be la...Hahaha! That's terrible. I shouldn't be laughing. I can't help it though.Brad Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197301845256854051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19987321856748694482012-11-15T13:09:24.542-06:002012-11-15T13:09:24.542-06:00I think he's toast already :)I think he's toast already :)AMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32482144491232258272009-05-13T17:54:00.000-05:002009-05-13T17:54:00.000-05:00Actually, he only gets one night off if he's murde...Actually, he only gets one night off if he's murdered, according to his contract. It's pretty strict. If he doesn't show up tomorrow, and he doesn't call in, he's probably going to be fired.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797317910988407423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66311110335435667822009-05-13T16:33:00.000-05:002009-05-13T16:33:00.000-05:00He was murdered and set on fire, and he's only goi...He was murdered and set on fire, and he's only going to be off for one night? Sign me up for that health care plan!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919936647706409841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27957552308602110722008-06-21T00:38:00.000-05:002008-06-21T00:38:00.000-05:00thanks, I was wondering if that was real!thanks, I was wondering if that was real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com