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Meant to include this with my other pics. Here's an example of poor use of quotation marks that we uncovered at the infamous Richmond Dairy Bar, in Richmond, PEI.

I quake with rage just looking at it. :)

sixr18

Date: 2004-07-11 05:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sixr18.livejournal.com
just looking at it makes me cringe...

Date: 2004-07-12 05:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nihilicious.livejournal.com
AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH!

I can't even decipher any fucked-up logic which guides the use of quotation marks there. Like, sometimes people mistakenly use them for emphasis, but why would you be emphasising Gift certificates?

Do you mind if I post this to [livejournal.com profile] grammar_whores?

Date: 2004-07-12 07:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] x-23.livejournal.com
"Wow" "Shocking" "Interesting".....

Date: 2004-07-12 10:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] simplisticton.livejournal.com
Good grief. How did we miss that all weekend? I assume you stopped there on Sunday afternoon, otherwise I'm sure it would have made it into the Guest Book entry.

Date: 2004-07-12 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] c9.livejournal.com
Please do!

Date: 2004-07-12 03:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peterb.livejournal.com
"what" "the" "fsck"

Date: 2004-07-12 10:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whobunkyboo.livejournal.com
Have "you" ever met "anyone" from PEI? ;-)

Date: 2004-07-13 06:38 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] azdaja-dafema.livejournal.com
Why "are" the stresses "emphasised" with "speech" marks?

Date: 2004-07-13 11:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] c9.livejournal.com
Are you kidding? Half my blood is from there. I've spent more time in PEI than BC,AB,SK,MB,YK,NT,NV,NL combined! But yeah, I know I may be asking a little much... :)

Date: 2004-07-13 11:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] c9.livejournal.com
It's odd. The emphasis is almost purposefully counterintuitive, even if you accept emphasis using quotation marks as acceptable under any circumstances. It's been a while since I've seen such silliness, and I'd forgotten the pain it can cause.

The parking lot in front of my building contains two signs reading:

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF THE "CENOTAPH"

*sigh*

Date: 2004-07-13 11:57 am (UTC)

Date: 2004-07-13 12:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whobunkyboo.livejournal.com
NV? NL?

Which provinces are those, dood? ;-P

From the OTHER island off the coast...the other coast. I'm not quite as far west in Canada as you can get...but on a clear day, you can almost see it from here.

Date: 2004-07-13 01:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] c9.livejournal.com
NV = Nunavut, NL = Newfoundland & Labrador.

I actually lied in my previous comment. I spent 6.5 years (ages 3-10) in Victoria. :)

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