Home for lost punctuation.

Steven Humphrey · 29 Dec 2011, 19:29 (Ref:3005267)

I, as have many others, have noticed that punctuation is missing from a lot of posts on here. I had a good look around the archives and have found the following lost punctuation :-

,,,,,,::;:;...,.??!""!?/:;:''',,.

If anyone finds any more lurking around the forum, please feel free to put it on this thread & between us, I'm sure we can find a good home for it.

Happy new year!!

Glovesman · 29 Dec 2011, 19:33 (Ref:3005268)

I think the third : is mine.

Bodysnatcher · 29 Dec 2011, 19:44 (Ref:3005276)

i think i know where most of that lot came from however it now seems that some of it may be falling out from this post too so if you could put some back id be really greatfull no letters of complaint to the msa or the forum owners or chief marshals or mere mortals neccesary for the moment lol pmsl the other thing you seem to have ben unable to findis the fabled capitol lettres they may have migrated to some other foreign language like finnish or french or german or some other thing like that or actually i dont like that

next task speeliing reeducation

and breathe....

snoz wanger · 29 Dec 2011, 20:07 (Ref:3005286)

Vat is the worstid fing ive ever hearded.......

Apple · 29 Dec 2011, 20:59 (Ref:3005308)

:-)

hellblade · 29 Dec 2011, 21:35 (Ref:3005316)

Shoot me now :P

Guinness2702 · 29 Dec 2011, 21:51 (Ref:3005321)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Humphrey

I, as have many others, have noticed that punctuation is missing from a lot of posts on here. I had a good look around the archives and have found the following lost punctuation :-

,,,,,,::;:;...,.??!""!?/:;:''',,.

If anyone finds any more lurking around the forum, please feel free to put it on this thread & between us, I'm sure we can find a good home for it.

I'm surprised, that you've found so many commas, Steve, as, I am, usually, guilty of overusing them, so, I must have used up most, if not all, of the extras! ; )

Speed Freek · 29 Dec 2011, 22:01 (Ref:3005326)

Seriously?

**Tim Falce** · 29 Dec 2011, 22:08 (Ref:3005327)

There's me thinking I'd stumbled into Piston Heads.

turbo-ww · 29 Dec 2011, 22:38 (Ref:3005334)

One does not stumble into Pistonheads one goes in with keyboards blazing usually

**Stephen Green** · 29 Dec 2011, 22:48 (Ref:3005341)

It would seem I may have opened a hornets nest???

Mark Mitchell · 29 Dec 2011, 23:00 (Ref:3005347)

, , , , , chameleon

Bakersboy · 30 Dec 2011, 01:26 (Ref:3005371)

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Originally Posted by Stephen Green

It would seem I may have opened a hornets nest???

Shouldn't that be "hornet's" nest?

**Tim Falce** · 30 Dec 2011, 05:24 (Ref:3005394)

Serious question, shouldn't that be hornets' nest as there's more than on hornet and it's their nest (I've seen the deeds)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakersboy

Shouldn't that be "hornet's" nest?

**Stephen Green** · 30 Dec 2011, 05:26 (Ref:3005395)

Tim wins the prize for being correct

gachjoel · 30 Dec 2011, 06:10 (Ref:3005402)

Piglet · 30 Dec 2011, 06:45 (Ref:3005412)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Green

Tim wins the prize for being the biggest pedant

Fixed it for you

Piglet · 30 Dec 2011, 06:47 (Ref:3005415)

Quote:

Originally Posted by gachjoel

Have you not read the rest of the tosh on here over the last few months? This is a lot more entertaining than most of that

Lrawlings · 30 Dec 2011, 07:16 (Ref:3005422)

Evolution of the English language? We no longer use 'old english' saw some deeds for lands from 1760ish. Couldn't read it that well. Was written in 'old tongue!'

Bodysnatcher · 30 Dec 2011, 08:39 (Ref:3005434)

True, old English may be almost impossible to read nowadays, but the people (that mattered) at the time those deeds were written could read it. (otherwise they would not have used it. Sometimes with old documents it's the handwriting that makes them difficult to decipher. The printed word is more accessible. (I recently read some of Boswell & Johnson's Tour, written 1775) link to first edition follows

http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms...N=PPN251189961

quite plain what was being written.

Some posts on here are fairly indecipherable 5 seconds after they are dumped on the page/screen.

meanwhile, Mr HUMPHREY, I have foUNd SoME cAPITaLS { & some lesser used punctuation} IN A nOOk OR wAS IT a Cranny? WiLL attemPt TO USE sOME UP befoRe thEy GEt SHOUtY!