 tofucake United States. May 19 2011 11:23. Posts 11404 | Profile Blog # |
So I got into a discussion evolving from something about drinking bitches (like...blending them or something) about how ambiguous grammar rules are awesome, someone who shall remain nameless brought up the fact that he hates people who call apostrophes "high commas"
First thing that popped into my brain
So apparently people from Colorado call apostrophes high commas, which I thought was interesting. Is there anything else with an odd name that has weird possible results?
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 muse5187 May 19 2011 11:26. Posts 1115 | Profile Blog # |
| I don't think I like anyone who says high comma now that you mentioned it. Last edit: 2011-05-19 11:26:28 |
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| Archas United States. May 19 2011 11:29. Posts 5597 | Profile Blog # | |
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| emperorchampion Canada. May 19 2011 11:33. Posts 4122 | Profile Blog # |
| I can't imagine anyone calling an apostrophe a "high comma" :/ |
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| n.DieJokes United States. May 19 2011 11:33. Posts 3264 | Profile Blog # |
| I blacklist everyone who says high comma, especially if they put in some place noticeable like the title of a blog post or a billboard and I have to keep reading it over and over again everytime I scroll through blogs or drive down the street past the aforementioned hypothetical billboard |
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| sob3k United States. May 19 2011 11:42. Posts 4657 | Profile Blog # |
On May 19 2011 11:23 tofucake wrote:
So I got into a discussion evolving from something about drinking bitches (like...blending them or something)
I think you can go to prison for stuff like that...
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| endy China. May 19 2011 11:44. Posts 6106 | Profile Blog # |
| I haven't encounter anyone yet who said "high comma", and I'm glad I haven't, I would definitely insult the poor dude. |
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| Hydro Canada. May 19 2011 11:54. Posts 151 | Profile # | |
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| unichan United States. May 19 2011 11:56. Posts 2989 | Profile Blog # |
| People who call them high commas are probably douchebags wearing light pink polos and j. crew khakis or some shit. |
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| AcrossFiveJulys United States. May 19 2011 13:12. Posts 3593 | Profile Blog # |
| on a related note, i hate anyone who says "yeah no"! |
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| Probulous Australia. May 19 2011 13:22. Posts 3784 | Profile Blog # |
Dem eyes are a little too white for my liking...
Can't say I have ever heard of High Commas. I think we need someone from Colorado to confirm this... |
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| 1a2a3a[MB] United States. May 19 2011 13:40. Posts 263 | Profile Blog # |
| I call apostrophes that thing or mark |
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| Jonoman92 United States. May 19 2011 13:56. Posts 7406 | Profile Blog # |
| Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that... |
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| GG.NoRe Korea (South). May 19 2011 14:21. Posts 1051 | Profile Blog # |
| not heard anyone call them "high commas", but hear quite a few calling "W" as "double V"... Strange |
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| L_Master United States. May 19 2011 15:02. Posts 3479 | Profile Blog # |
On May 19 2011 13:56 Jonoman92 wrote:
Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that...
Seconded. In fact I have never heard high comma until this post haha. |
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| Probulous Australia. May 19 2011 15:04. Posts 3784 | Profile Blog # |
On May 19 2011 15:02 L_Master wrote:
Show nested quote +On May 19 2011 13:56 Jonoman92 wrote:
Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that...
Seconded. In fact I have never heard high comma until this post haha.
Right so we now the proposer is out numbered by those that disagree. I think we need to find someone from Colorado who actually uses this. |
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| mizU United States. May 19 2011 15:08. Posts 9977 | Profile Blog # |
| I was in Colorado for school and never heard the phrase high comma... Cannabis connotation maybe? |
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| tofucake United States. May 19 2011 20:57. Posts 11404 | Profile Blog # |
| Maybe. But at first I thought it was maybe a European saying...but I was told the person lives in Colorado.... |
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 SirJolt Ireland. May 19 2011 21:14. Posts 2193 | Profile Blog # |
On May 19 2011 11:23 tofucake wrote:
...about how ambiguous grammar rules are awesome
The Oxford comma is among my favourite pieces of punctuation, and I have no idea why some people frown upon it. |
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