29 November 2005

Speaking of the barbaric Yankee dialect...

What's with the way they use close quotes? I've read a fair amount of American style and usage guides in my time (for my day job - it's important to know your enemy) and have yet to find a rational explanation.

1 comment:

David Cauchi said...

Yeah you are - as the driving force behind the cybernetic control system that is, not as individuals. Though the full on indoctrination and aggressive nationalism you guys get from a young age freaks me out.

Anyway, it was more an editing joke. I spend a lot of the my days eradicating creeping Americanisms. You should check out New Zealand English. I'll look those refs of yours when I go back to work.

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