The Minion Method
Denny Wheeler wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
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>
>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>
>>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>
>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.
>
>
> Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
> also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
> version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>
> Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
> goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
> error."
>
> --
> -denny-
OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
hillbilly racist?"
Dan
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