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Which is worse,, a double comma or an unclosed bracket? (such as this one

A spot of mischief.

  1. StanCarey
    Stan Carey@StanCarey
    Readers with OCD: Which is worse,, a double comma or an unclosed bracket? (such as this one
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:34:30
  2. Britt_W
    Britt Warg@Britt_W
    @StanCarey Both hurt!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:34:58
  3. john_self
    John Self@john_self
    @StanCarey AaarrghhhHH!!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:34:59
  4. OwensDamien
    Damien Owens@OwensDamien
    @StanCarey At least you know it’s over with the double comma. You could search forever for that closing bracket.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:35:11
  5. Elka72
    Elka@Elka72
    @StanCarey You tease!!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:35:15
  6. Leeyong_Soo
    Leeyong Soo@Leeyong_Soo
    @StanCarey JUST,, (STOP IT NOW
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:35:42
  7. WordplayGuild
    Alistair B.@WordplayGuild
    @StanCarey Unclosed bracket! Especially for those with a maths and/or software development background.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:36:01
  8. uneamino
    Naomi Neu!@uneamino
    @StanCarey Oh jeez, the commas. But also mixed "single' and 'double" quotation marks.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:36:24
  9. engmatmodica
    English Matters@engmatmodica
    @StanCarey Both!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:36:31
  10. modicana
    Pat Eggleton@modicana
    @StanCarey Both!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:36:32
  11. noflashingneon
    Natalie@noflashingneon
    @StanCarey The missing full stop makes me saddest of all.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:37:21
  12. mightymy9
    Myron My@mightymy9
    @StanCarey @Leeyong_Soo the unclosed bracket. It's incomplete.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:38:09
  13. punkyscudmonkey
    Paul Duane@punkyscudmonkey
    @StanCarey AAAAHHHHHHHH
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:40:06
  14. msjenniferjames
    jennifer james@msjenniferjames
    @StanCarey CLOSE IT CLOSE IT NOW DAMN YOU
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:42:41
  15. john_self
    John Self@john_self
    @OwensDamien @StanCarey This reminds me of an old favourite from @GlennyRodge: twitter.com/GlennyRodge/st…
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:42:42
  16. StanCarey
    Stan Carey@StanCarey
    @john_self @GlennyRodge Marvellous.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 05:02:09
  17. bioniclaura
    Bionic Laura@bioniclaura
    @StanCarey I don't have OCD but the open bracket is very annoying.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:43:57
  18. Karenwq4
    Karenwq@Karenwq4
    @StanCarey That found that unclosed bracket really upsettling. I keep air drawing one. #notagoodlookinpublic
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:44:13
  19. Karenwq4
    Karenwq@Karenwq4
    @StanCarey I can't even construct a proper sentence!
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:45:25
  20. czelticgirl
    Anne Stibor@czelticgirl
    @StanCarey I hate you so much right now ::twitch twitch::
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:44:22
  21. VikkiRossWrites
    Vikki Ross@VikkiRossWrites
    Ouch, you're hurting my eyes! “@StanCarey: Readers with OCD: Which is worse,, a double comma or an unclosed bracket? (such as this one”
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:44:35
  22. mrkocnnll
    Mark O'Connell@mrkocnnll
    @StanCarey Unclosed bracket creates an unbearable suspense. Where do you stand on double spaces between sentences, btw? See that a lot.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 04:45:34
  23. StanCarey
    Stan Carey@StanCarey
    @mrkocnnll I summarised my feelings on it recently: twitter.com/StanCarey/stat…
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 05:03:52
  24. mrkocnnll
    Mark O'Connell@mrkocnnll
    @StanCarey Haha. Missed that. I notice it a lot in emails. Especially from the US.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 05:07:38
  25. StanCarey
    Stan Carey@StanCarey
    @mrkocnnll I see a lot of variation in academic writing I'm editing. The occasional six-space space is not unheard of.
    Tue, Mar 12 2013 05:09:40

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