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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson May 9

      If @MillerHighLife is the "Champagne of Beers", I wonder what sparkling wine is the "Beer of Champagnes”.

      957 replies 2,210 retweets 15,383 likes
    2. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
      Replying to @neiltyson @millerhighlife

      Neil, in the US, the period goes inside the quote marks. Same with the comma.

      47 replies 6 retweets 89 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson May 9
      Replying to @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

      I've never like that rule. So I rarely follow it.

      8:30 PM - 9 May 2018
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        2. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          So, when it comes to syntax, you're fine with breaking rules?

          18 replies 3 retweets 48 likes
        3. Tobi McHardy‏ @TobiMack May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          I’m with Neil on this one. That punctuation isn’t part of the quotation in my mind.

          3 replies 0 retweets 120 likes
        4. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @TobiMack @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Sorry, but that's the rule in the US.

          13 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        5. Tobi McHardy‏ @TobiMack May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          I know I read you saying that already. My point is that it doesn’t make sense to me, so I’m in Neil’s camp.

          2 replies 0 retweets 51 likes
        6. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @TobiMack @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Do you approach every rule in that manner?

          7 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        7. Tobi McHardy‏ @TobiMack May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Nope! 😊 but it doesn’t mean I can’t question why the rule is that way.

          1 reply 0 retweets 47 likes
        8. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @TobiMack @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          This might help: https://style.mla.org/punctuation-and-quotation-marks/ …

          5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        9. Tobi McHardy‏ @TobiMack May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Thanks! That was very informative. Basically what I gathered (unless my comprehension deceives me, which is very likely) is that it really doesn’t matter which way it is, but it’s more aesthetically appealing to put it inside the quotes.

          4 replies 0 retweets 40 likes
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        2. Geek Freak‏ @GeekFreakBoutiq May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

          It seems like a dumb rule, right? That suggests the words inside the quotation makes are the sentence, not the entirety of the comment.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        3. Marvin  🔭‏ @Marvinfinitee May 9
          Replying to @GeekFreakBoutiq @neiltyson and

          I love that I'm not the only one that thinks this.

          0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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        1. Dave DeFonce‏ @dd43 May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

          Rules are meant to be followed, unless they are dumb rules. In which case breaking them is appropriate and encouraged.

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        2. Don Quixote‏ @JonDunleavy_23 May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

          My English professor always tells the story about how his friend is an astrophysicist from MIT and doesn’t adhere to grammar rules and no one ever says anything cause who is gonna tell someone with 4 PhDs they’re wrong

          1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
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        4. Don Quixote‏ @JonDunleavy_23 May 9
          Replying to @redhardino @neiltyson and

          Yeah the universe says you’re wrong because you don’t adhere to English grammar rules?

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Dwayne R Dryer‏ @balddudesrock May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

          The punctuation goes inside the quotes IF said punctuation is part of the quote. “Get it?” Good.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @balddudesrock @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          No, not in the US.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Dwayne R Dryer‏ @balddudesrock May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          pic.twitter.com/M87wGVzw69

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        5. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 10
          Replying to @balddudesrock @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Google it and see.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Linda Colyer  🎨 🐱 🍷‏ @onlyLindaColyer May 9
          Replying to @neiltyson @ryanoneil @millerhighlife

          I only follow it when it looks "right". Which it wouldn't in that sentence.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @onlyLindaColyer @neiltyson @millerhighlife

          Whimsy in syntax? No. There are rules for the sake of clarity and consistency.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Prime Minister Albert Goodman‏ @AlbertLGoodman May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @onlyLindaColyer and

          That rule makes no sense, though. The US also avoids the metric system. We aren't the smartest cats out here.

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        5. Linda Colyer  🎨 🐱 🍷‏ @onlyLindaColyer May 9
          Replying to @AlbertLGoodman @ryanoneil and

          That rule didn't even exist until a few years ago.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Ice Cream O'Clock‏ @ryanoneil May 9
          Replying to @onlyLindaColyer @AlbertLGoodman and

          Sorry, no. It's a fairly old rule.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        7. Linda Colyer  🎨 🐱 🍷‏ @onlyLindaColyer May 9
          Replying to @ryanoneil @AlbertLGoodman and

          LOL! Not nearly as old as me. I graduated high school at 16 in 1962. It didn't exist them. 😂

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Linda Colyer  🎨 🐱 🍷‏ @onlyLindaColyer May 9
          Replying to @onlyLindaColyer @ryanoneil and

          *then*

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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