These are, of course, examples of speech - and invented ... American punctuation in order to quote in a British journal? Most publishers' house styles require quotations to follow the original. If the original contains spelling or grammatical

Agreed. And to paraphrase the American Council on Reading, "It doesn't matter what they write but *that* they write". (Maniacal ... tongues and typing fingers accompanied by a counterpoint of dull grunts (on viola da gamba) and sharp

There might be a clue in the fact that if ... "this date" to comply, innit? What's so confusing about that? I not all that infrequently receive letters instructing me to reply by a date that has already passed. Sometimes, this is a

Since he appears not to be stupid, I expect that he will eventually grow out of it. As I've said before, I will not "grow out of" anything! I have not changed, in terms of basic beliefs and ideas, since I was about 12 years old.

Mike: Sound man, Evan. I've brought my children up to make a point of getting friendly with the non-teaching staff, or ... bigger helpings of food and drink, you avoid library fines and photocopying charges, magic happens when you've

These are, of course, examples of speech - and invented speech at that. There may be an issue where a ... be correct - could it be libellous - to adjust American punctuation in order to quote in a British journal? Most publishers' house styles

So tell me just what it is, since it obviously ... address people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds as "". My guess is that he has no idea what he means when he uses terms such as this. Joey continues ... unremarkable adolescent

Maria: All I can say is that not everything can be taken literally. Think in terms of idioms/customary use. But if that's how things are to be taken, then literally anything can be "correct". To people my age, my ... folks,

Maria: All I can say is that not everything can be taken literally. Think in terms of idioms/customary use. But if that's how things are to be taken, then literally anything can be "correct". To people my age, my ... don't like

Skitt: There might be a clue in the fact that if ... time to the day before "this date" to comply, innit? Exactly, which is why I immediately though it must have meant "12 midday" of that date. I can see that, but "12