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Attention, everyone! The online chat with the Washington Post copy editor about grammar matters featured - you guessed it - breaking grammar news! -- (link)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Jul 3 '14, 19:57

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concern the AP's declaration that it's OK to capitalize 'District' when referring to Washington D.C. as 'the District' (live.washingtonpost.com)

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There was a lengthy article in the National Post here today about whether a period vs a comma makes a difference in the Declaration of Independence - Reagen Jul 3, 20:01 3
- is that why we are allowed to carry guns even though we don't belong to a well regulated militia? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 20:16
- One of my pet peeves is Europeans using period instead of commas in large numbers. - ty97 Jul 3, 20:05 1
  - I hate that too. Luckily, I haven't encountered it very often. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 20:12
They've just decided, screw it we give in: there, their, and they're are now interchangeable. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 19:59

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