This is just a little experiment to see how to punctuate a quote within a quote within a quote within a quote and still have it be readable. If anyone reads it, let me know what you think (about the punctuation): Gene sidled into the writing center and saw Kerri. He approached her and…
“Well, what have we here? We weren’t expecting you for quite some time. What happened?” “‘Scuse me?” “We thought we had another 20-25 years before you got here,” the gate attendant replied. Jack looked around at the fluffy ground and giant golden gate in front of him. “Am I dead?” he asked. “Yup.” “Wow. How’d…
This is the conversation as it actually occurred. Me: It’s time to go to sleep, sweetie. Daughter: But, Father, it’s still light outside. Why must I sleep? Me: Daylight savings started today. It’s your bedtime. And if you stay awake much longer, you won’t wake up on time tomorrow. Daughter: Daylight savings? How can that…
First off, I’d like to apologize to Chuck Klosterman. This post isn’t really about him. He is just representative of something I wanted to talk about. That is the fact that people never seem to talk about what they claim to be talking about. And I think the constant talk about relevance is a relevant example. …
