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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 12 Jul 2017

    Donald Trump, Jr.,’s Name. .,'?? The New Yorker will never reconsider its punctuation rules, no matter how bizarre.http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-correct-punctuation-of-donald-trump-jrs-name …

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      1. Sven‏ @jamestownlive 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Read the article. It makes sense.

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      2. Barry Lyons‏ @lyonsnyc 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Agreed: there's no need for the second comma. @NewYorker

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      3. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @lyonsnyc @sapinker @NewYorker

        I'd leave out the first comma too. Or should that be, "...comma, too."? Or sbould I have omitted the comma after "be"? Actually, though ,...

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      4. Barry Lyons‏ @lyonsnyc 13 Jul 2017
        Replying to @johnchalloran @sapinker @NewYorker

        A comma before "too" is old school. I like it!

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      1. N.G.McClernan‏ @ngmcclernan 23 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Pinker hates New Yorker because its one of the few publications that isn't baffled by his pseudo-science bullshit & gives him bad reviews.

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      1. Paul Bieniasz‏ @PaulBieniasz 13 Jul 2017
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        I think we should just call him Mini-Me. (With or without hyphen)

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      1. CoffeeTime‏ @A1arch 12 Jul 2017
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        The old gray lady has become senile. Will soon stop composing nonsense and begin decomposing.

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      1. Alan Lawrence‏ @JediknightAlan 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        There's no need to put a comma before Jr. to begin with. They're doubling down on stupid.

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      1. Scott Sanderson‏ @San_person 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        It's like the umlaut on the second letter of a double vowel. Who does that? E.g., preëmpt.

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      1. Daniel O'Brien‏ @DannyMuse008 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Ok Steven. I'm one of your biggest fans, but seriously! DTJ commits treason and you're worried about punctuation? Priorities anyone?

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      1. Robin Berjon‏ @robinberjon 12 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        The linked diaeresis article explains why, too :-)

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      1. Professor Hagen‏ @ProfessorHagen 13 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        "We like our punctuation; we set things off with commas a lot; it drives some people nuts, it’s bullshit." Commas aren’t the problem here.

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      1. Russell A. Davidson‏ @davidsonra 13 Jul 2017
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        it's not the collision of conventions, but rather the collusion.

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      1. Mad Hatter‏ @lyssophobic 13 Jul 2017
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        Now THIS is criminal...

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      1. Malimar‏ @Malimar 13 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Part of why I love the New Yorker is their snooty-ass style.

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      1. cerebral-storming‏ @cerebral_storm 13 Jul 2017
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        I saw others mentioning this and hoped you'd have some insight/comment!

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      1. Britt Kim‏ @okayplanet 13 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Conventional punctuation vs conventional wisdom.

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      1. Darth KEK‏ @Darth__KEK 13 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        The New Yorker will not now, nor will it ever, leave the 19th century behind.

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