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Joelack99 05-15-2020 07:35 AM
If it’s messed up for you, and you are on an iPad, update to the newest iOS (Settings, General, Software Update). Fixed it for me.

tractorman 05-15-2020 08:09 AM
It's you.

LiverpoolWalrus 05-15-2020 08:40 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 1765219)
Proper grammar and punctuation are the last thing on many posters minds, including mine.
Okay, but I thought the goal of posting messages was to be understood. Grammar and punctuation were invented for a reason. If the writer gives them low priority (especially punctuation), I oftentimes find myself reading a post two or three times to try to figure out what the poster is talking about. I don’t think that’s the intent of written communication.

But you’re right. If all we have to worry about is temporary font glitches on a forum and poor grammar or missing periods, our lives must be pretty darn good.

JulieER 05-15-2020 08:48 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1764678)
Is it me or is the punctuation on this forum wonky? I've noticed it since yesterday. From what I have seen so far, the comma is placed in the incorrect position when typed.

For example.....I typed a comma after the word far above. It looks like the letter r and the apostrophe are all one character rather than the apostrophe appearing after the letter r.

Here is another example.....

I like the colors red, blue, green, purple and yellow. See where the commas are?

The commas are incorrectly placed after the words red blue and green.

This is distracting me when composing and reading the comments.
Mine is back to perfect today!!

Scorpyo 05-15-2020 09:18 AM
Pucku waht
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1764678)
Is it me or is the punctuation on this forum wonky? I've noticed it since yesterday. From what I have seen so far, the comma is placed in the incorrect position when typed.

For example.....I typed a comma after the word far above. It looks like the letter r and the apostrophe are all one character rather than the apostrophe appearing after the letter r.

Here is another example.....

I like the colors red, blue, green, purple and yellow. See where the commas are?

The commas are incorrectly placed after the words red blue and green.

This is distracting me when composing and reading the comments.
Im mor inderestid in da spellin den da punktuwasion

rmd2 05-15-2020 10:43 AM
The comma problem was there yesterday but apparently not today.

Marykess1802 05-15-2020 10:55 AM
Mine is working great today. Yesterday, not so much (iPad). Thank you TOTV.

OhioBuckeye 05-15-2020 11:02 AM
Ohiobuckeye
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1764966)
At least I now have an excuse for my punctuation mistakes, all I need is for the words to be jumbled, and I would be in spelin hevun!:icon_wink:
Why is putting a comma in wrong spot or whatever a big deal most of us read comments & understand them even if a word is misspelled totally wrong, most of the time I understand it but I’m not going to criticize someone for punctuation mistakes. We’re hear to read comment not spelling & other mistakes! I agree with you Two Bills.!?/$”:&$. Oh no why did my computer make all of these punctuation mistakes. Nobody cares!

Scorpyo 05-15-2020 12:42 PM
Hear?
 
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Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye (Post 1765536)
Why is putting a comma in wrong spot or whatever a big deal most of us read comments & understand them even if a word is misspelled totally wrong, most of the time I understand it but I’m not going to criticize someone for punctuation mistakes. We’re hear to read comment not spelling & other mistakes! I agree with you Two Bills.!?/$”:&$. Oh no why did my computer make all of these punctuation mistakes. Nobody cares!
I can't believe you used the word hear instead of here. My whole day is ruined. I can't believe you don't proofread your postesses at least 5 times before postering. Shame on you.:a040:

Velvet 05-15-2020 01:08 PM
Seems like everything’s good now on my iPad Pro.

Quixote 05-15-2020 05:21 PM
Punctuation is there for a reason!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye (Post 1765536)
Why is putting a comma in wrong spot or whatever a big deal most of us read comments & understand them even if a word is misspelled totally wrong, most of the time I understand it but I’m not going to criticize someone for punctuation mistakes. We’re hear to read comment not spelling & other mistakes! I agree with you Two Bills.!?/$”:&$. Oh no why did my computer make all of these punctuation mistakes. Nobody cares!
But meanings can vary tremendously based on punctuation placement. For example:

Eats shoots and leaves.
Eats, shoots, and leaves.

This is the title of a book by British author Lydia Truss on the importance of punctuation, in this example commas. Identical words—but one describes the feeding patterns of pandas; the other may be a crime scene....

davem4616 05-15-2020 06:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1764678)
Is it me or is the punctuation on this forum wonky? I've noticed it since yesterday. From what I have seen so far, the comma is placed in the incorrect position when typed.

For example.....I typed a comma after the word far above. It looks like the letter r and the apostrophe are all one character rather than the apostrophe appearing after the letter r.

Here is another example.....

I like the colors red, blue, green, purple and yellow. See where the commas are?

The commas are incorrectly placed after the words red blue and green.

This is distracting me when composing and reading the comments.
it seems to have been corrected...red, white and blue,


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