December 07, 2008

An exception for servants...

Bush's new neighborhood did not allow non-whites to live there until 2000. Fantastic way to continue the legacy of a terrible presidency.
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  1. ChrisDecember 08, 2008 9:55 AM

    Eh, sounds about right.

    I don't know if this is just me, but I'm always amazed that former presidents can go on and live semi-regular lives with legitimate security after their presidency.

    Clearly Bush isn't going to be living on Main Street here, but it sounds like the first name of any former president's home should be "Fort".

    (And I did the quotation mark/period thing that way on purpose as another example where the rule makes no sense to me)

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  2. Katie MDecember 08, 2008 9:59 AM

    So wait..."Fort". (period outside quotation) is correct? Why?

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  3. ChrisDecember 08, 2008 10:19 AM

    No, the period should be inside the quotations. But to me this makes no sense, as my period doesn't have anything to do with the word "Fort" but rather the sentence at large.

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  4. Katie MDecember 08, 2008 10:20 AM

    you're totally right...but a period outside a quotation just feels so wrong...

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  5. BartDecember 08, 2008 6:08 PM

    I agree with your consensus here. I am particularly frustrated when forming a question that ends with a quotation and have to decide where to put the question mark.

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