Comments on: The slightly careless approach to punctuation http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation Mistakes Happen Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Shaphan http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4144 Shaphan Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:19:46 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4144 If the NYT and Lynne Truss didn't have such careless approaches to punctuation, hyphens would be linking 'public' and 'service' and 'zero' and 'tolerance'. They're attributive compounds or something like that. If the NYT and Lynne Truss didn’t have such careless approaches to punctuation, hyphens would be linking ‘public’ and ’service’ and ‘zero’ and ‘tolerance’. They’re attributive compounds or something like that.

]]> By: Baylink http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4019 Baylink Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:51:17 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4019 What a classic, classic place for a comma error. I'm sure Lynne is just chuffed at this. What a classic, classic place for a comma error.

I’m sure Lynne is just chuffed at this.

]]> By: Iain http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4017 Iain Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/the-slightly-careless-approach-to-punctuation#comment-4017 I had just come here to tell someone about this. You win again, Regret the Error. I had just come here to tell someone about this. You win again, Regret the Error.

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