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We all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by overload@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As in, doesn't matter at all to you.

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[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

You’re saying two separate sentences and they both need punctuation.

The whole thread and post is about not caring about minor errors, sure. And half the time we don’t add periods to the end of our text messages… but, it’s a quoted sentence. If we’re quoting, and you’re not going to use correct punctuation for one of the sentences, at least close the sentence within the quotations. Otherwise, why quote at all.

My buddy Joe told me that he’d live and die on this hill.

My buddy Joe told me, “I will live and die on this hill.”.

It’s just easier not to quote unless is something specific, factual, and evidentiary… in which case you might as well go formal with it.