Pedants' Paradise

[greenilex]

Takes an IP to know an IP...

[Keraulophone]

Takes an IP to know an IP...

Including the lady in the cartoon?

[Pulcinella]

In today's Court Circular we read that, among other things,.....

The Queen drove to the Palace of Holyroodhouse.......

(having previously arrived at Edinburgh airport).

Is this just Court Circular speak, or was she really behind the wheel, do you think?

[Bryn]

In today's Court Circular we read that, among other things,.....

The Queen drove to the Palace of Hoyroodhouse.......

(having previously arrived at Edinburgh airport).

Is this just Court Circular speak, or was she really behind the wheel, do you think?

Perhaps she had a herd of Ayrshires to move? Where is Palace of Hoyroodhouse located, by the way?

[Pulcinella]

Perhaps she had a hear of Ayrshires to move? Where is Palace of Hoyroodhouse located, by the way?

Looks like you've got typo problems too, Bryn.
I assume you mean 'herd'.

The Court Circular got it right (now corrected in my post!).

[Pulcinella]

Looks like you've got typo problems too, Bryn.
I assume you mean 'herd'.

The Court Circular got it right (now corrected in my post!).

Or should that be:
'....., too, Bryn.'?

[Bryn]

Looks like you've got typo problems too, Bryn.
I assume you mean 'herd'.

The Court Circular got it right (now corrected in my post!).

I have got in just in time to beat the "edited" clock.

[Bryn]

Or should that be:
'....., too, Bryn.'?

To be perfectly frank ...

[french frank]

Or, for ff: 'Perhaps you meant: "He, too, is an insufferable pedant"?'

I quite liked the 'rule' (i.e. not actually a hard and fast rule): 'How seriously does it expect a response/reply?' If it does, a question mark seems rational. However, observation suggests that it seldom does, even in such cases where a reply seems called for.

[Padraig]

I quite liked the 'rule' (i.e. not actually a hard and fast rule): 'How seriously does it expect a response/reply?' If it does, a question mark seems rational. However, observation suggests that it seldom does, even in such cases where a reply seems called for.

That seems to me like a good 'rule', f f, for writing.
I'm thinking here of the number of times people find it necessary to explain that 'It's a rhetorical question' in speech. I'm sure Victor Borge might have come up with a vocal punctuation solution!

[french frank]

I'm sure Victor Borge might have come up with a vocal punctuation solution!

Pffweeoushuttt ?

[Padraig]

Pffweeoushuttt ?

That would be a question mark, and as we know......

[ahinton]

That would be a question mark, and as we know......

Well, I for one would never seek to question Mark unless I really felt that I had good reason so to do...

[Padraig]

Well, I for one would ever sek to question Mark

really aH your spelling and your punctuation are dreadful no Mark's there

[french frank]

really aH your spelling and your punctuation are dreadful no Mark's there

Bullseye, Paddy, me darlin'.