GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code

Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ThePrimeagen on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:06PM (#47923407)

> And I never go to what you Americans call "parties". Whenever you use quotes and they are directly followed by punctuation you must include the punctuation within the quotes.

"parties."

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ragall on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:27PM (#47926895)

That's the American style, and it's stupid.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ilyasok on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:42AM (#47934480)

It's English, my fair cross-dressing sweaty nerd. Go read a book for once in your lifetime. Harry Potter at the very least.

“The best,” replied Severus Snape. -- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, p.1

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by dariusve on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @10:40AM (#47935310)

I recommend this book: Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by Ellen Jovin

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by petepete on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @06:15PM (#47941598)

'I'm going to the library', said Hermione.

You put the punctuation where it makes sense. If it belongs to the quote, it goes inside. If it belongs to the sentence, it goes outside.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ragall on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @06:57PM (#47941988)

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by numpad0 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @05:51PM (#47941336)

literally an edge case for parsers and a technical debt

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by firelizzard on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @03:18PM (#47939245)

That is a level of pedantry that I find pointless. Using the wrong word can lead to miscommunication. Omitting a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence. Moving punctuation inside or outside of quotes? Makes no real difference.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by onehair on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @03:29PM (#47939394)

It makes this funny conversation longer

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by jadar on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @06:56PM (#47941972)

They probably order their coffee via HTTP, too.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by tikiman163 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:42PM (#47943235)

Literally just watched the video of you posting this. Amazing how few people got the irony.

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ragall on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @03:28PM (#47953206)

The comments on that video are wonderful. It's so heart-warming to see people laugh at Americans' "standards".

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Re:GitHub Merge Queue Silently Reverted Code by ajfoucault on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @10:32PM (#47957389)

I've been on this site for nearly two decades. This is one of the best comments I've seen so far, lol.

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