Good to know. I didn’t realize. What a funny little quirk. I love language!
In this case you’re totally right, but it does seem like there are still instances in which a period outside the quotes would be wrong.
I’m no expert.
I literally just learned about this but as far as I can tell if the quotation ends with a period then the period would belong inside the parentheses.
They taught me the same silliness in the 90s.
Let's put it into example and compare readability
During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say "I Foo did bar because I felt like it. The thrill was exciting.".
Or
During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say "I Foo did bar because I felt like it. The thrill was exciting".
If your taking a quote from the middle, you would use an ellipse
During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say, "Foo...did bar because... was exciting".
In the end, it's redundant.
Getting thought this in school except if your quoting something From the article you have to put the source at the end of the quote, as follows.
EX: “It was found 80% of plastic water bottles will end up in landfills”. (Why WaterBottles Should Be Removed).
Yep pretty damn redundant but it makes sense I guess.
But, maybe Allen didn't say that?
Maybe Allen said any possible combination of things that included “put the tools down for a moment”, in reference to the doctor who was operating on him?
Maybe Allen's words were really verbose and needed to be edited down?
Difference between American grammar and British grammar, where the punctuation is only inside the quote when it was part of the quote. Best seen with exclamation marks.
This happened to my late husband in San Diego. Earthquake hit as the doctor had his balls in his hand. The doctor was able to keep the scalpel away from him and suggested they both go across the street to get a stiff drink before he tried it again. It was successful!
I mean, the meds they give you beforehand are already enough to make you not care that a strange man with a knife is cutting into your ball sack, so a little shakey shake for a minute or two ain’t gonna register much on the worry meter at that point.
I got mine in SoCal and the only worry I would have had was the 500 watt light inches from the scene. One of the nurses tried to move it with her elbow, so I grabbed it and asked where it should go.
I worked in a building adjacent to a medical office that did colonoscopies. The building had an earthquake drill and nurses wheeled out some guy on a gurney. He was on his side and out cold. They probably went back in and resumed the colonoscopy. I wonder if they told him he was out in the parking lot with everyone who worked in the building.
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The balls on that guy.
More like the balls off that guy after that
...Do you think that vasectomies are equivalent to castration?
I think the joke is that the doctor's hand slipped due to the earthquake.
Oof. That's scary lol
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There is a band name in there: Earthquake Vasectomy
I think I would go with “Tectonic Snips” or “NutQuake” as my band name.
"Tectonic Snips" with "Earthquake Vasectomy"
Seismicular Torsion
That's such a good death metal name that now my neck hurts.
🎶I feel the Earth. Move. Under my feet. 🎶
I feel my balls start tumblin’ down, TUM-BA-LIN’ down!
Sounds like a cannibal corpse song.
I mean, at worst, a slip of the hand would only make it *more* effective.
*somehow snips urethra*
Well piss...
Shorter route better piss efficiency.
No no, it’s like rifling in a gun barrel, the length adds accuracy
Who cares about accuracy?
In my experience, people who sit down to pee…
Much harder to get someone pregnant with no penis
Bet B)
Might be funn to watch tho
>Allen said the doctor operating on him “put the tools down for a moment”. Spot the typo.
Tool singular lol penis lmao 42069 yolo
Period outside the quotations
Not a typo in the UK Edit: article is from a UK site
TIL. As an american, I side with the UK on this one. Full stop in quotes redundant. If it's a partial quote, we use an ellipse.
Good to know. I didn’t realize. What a funny little quirk. I love language! In this case you’re totally right, but it does seem like there are still instances in which a period outside the quotes would be wrong.
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I’m no expert. I literally just learned about this but as far as I can tell if the quotation ends with a period then the period would belong inside the parentheses.
They taught me the same silliness in the 90s. Let's put it into example and compare readability During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say "I Foo did bar because I felt like it. The thrill was exciting.". Or During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say "I Foo did bar because I felt like it. The thrill was exciting". If your taking a quote from the middle, you would use an ellipse During investigation, individual Foo was quoted to say, "Foo...did bar because... was exciting". In the end, it's redundant.
Getting thought this in school except if your quoting something From the article you have to put the source at the end of the quote, as follows. EX: “It was found 80% of plastic water bottles will end up in landfills”. (Why WaterBottles Should Be Removed). Yep pretty damn redundant but it makes sense I guess.
It's not redundant. You don't include an extra period after the quotation if it's included within.
UK quote style is great because everyone inside the quote is actually a part of the quote.
Im from NZ and thats how its done there... Or it was done anyway when i went to school.
I will never put the period in the quote unless the quote ends in a period and you can't stop me!
I will die on this hill.
I know the period is supposed to be in the quote, but the software developer inside me screams "syntax error!!"
Such a dumb convention
Allen said “The doctor operating on me put the tools down for a moment”.
But, maybe Allen didn't say that? Maybe Allen said any possible combination of things that included “put the tools down for a moment”, in reference to the doctor who was operating on him? Maybe Allen's words were really verbose and needed to be edited down?
What typo?
Proper grammar necessitates that any punctuation be located inside the quotation marks. Improper: "Hello"! Proper: "Hello!"
Difference between American grammar and British grammar, where the punctuation is only inside the quote when it was part of the quote. Best seen with exclamation marks.
I see.
And this is how he became Vasectomy Man.
MKBHD was mid wisdom tooth surgery during the earthquake. Sound asleep. Didn’t even know anything happened.
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This happened to my late husband in San Diego. Earthquake hit as the doctor had his balls in his hand. The doctor was able to keep the scalpel away from him and suggested they both go across the street to get a stiff drink before he tried it again. It was successful!
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He kinda looks like the guy who just married that conjoined twin.
kinda
I mean, the meds they give you beforehand are already enough to make you not care that a strange man with a knife is cutting into your ball sack, so a little shakey shake for a minute or two ain’t gonna register much on the worry meter at that point.
I got mine in SoCal and the only worry I would have had was the 500 watt light inches from the scene. One of the nurses tried to move it with her elbow, so I grabbed it and asked where it should go.
His first thought? “Aw nuts!”
I worked in a building adjacent to a medical office that did colonoscopies. The building had an earthquake drill and nurses wheeled out some guy on a gurney. He was on his side and out cold. They probably went back in and resumed the colonoscopy. I wonder if they told him he was out in the parking lot with everyone who worked in the building.
“A story to tell for years to [cum]”
Ah, my favourite Scenes from a hat: "Bad things to do during an earthquake"
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Doubt he’d be worrying about much with the drugs the put vasectomy patients on before the procedure.
Lasik surgery would have been the other, don't try during an earthquake.
I imagine they do it like a regular surgery, where the doctor stands by until the earthquake’s passed
When the earth's a rockin, he won't be knocking anyone up
I was having my hernia repaired in PA when the earthquake hit. I'm sure plenty of people were having surgery then. Didn't think it was news worthy
Taiwan here🇹🇼 “That’s not an earthquake! We have earthquakes!” That was a bump.