Sentence Construction/Grammar Question

[mike carey]

8 minutes ago, Marc in Calif said:

Even ChatGPT didn't correct the following punctuation error that was introduced by @ThroatCummer -- the apostrophe preceding 72nd Street in the prior address of the restaurant.

There's no need for that apostrophe in a street address because no numbers have been omitted (as in '72 replacing 1972 in dates). 

I'm pretty sure that's part of the 7 in the font used, not an apostrophe.

[+ azdr0710]

11 minutes ago, mike carey said:

I'm pretty sure that's part of the 7 in the font used, not an apostrophe.

despite wearing my new stronger reading glasses, I still had to pull out the trusty magnifying glass to confirm that.......I also thought it was an apostrophe that had crept in there somewhere in the thread......good eyes, Mike!

[Marc in Calif]

37 minutes ago, mike carey said:

I'm pretty sure that's part of the 7 in the font used, not an apostrophe.

Yes, I agree. The "2" also has something serif-like attached to the front. Strange font!

[+ azdr0710]

I think the ChatGPT font-style that ThroatCummer pasted the quote into auto-added the "serif" in the 7......

Edited October 10, 2023 by azdr0710

[CuriousByNature]

5 hours ago, Beancounter said:

The importance of the lowly comma:

Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.

Or if you're William Shatner...

Let's, eat, grandma

[Marc in Calif]

3 minutes ago, CuriousByNature said:

Or if you're William Shatner...

Let's, eat, grandma

For Shatner's slow and deliberate way of speaking, they would be ellipses (or even periods) rather than commas! 😎

Let's... eat... grandma.

Let's. Eat. Grandma. 

Edited October 10, 2023 by Marc in Calif

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