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Originally Posted by Northerner
Well if the winner posted before you, then your whole argument is based on pedantry. So let's have a look at what you say...
You say the original answer was not correct because it didn't include a question mark. But the contest was to search for key words, and a question mark isn't a word, it's a punctuation mark. On the other hand, let's say we agree with you, and the question mark was needed for the answer to be correct. According to you, your final answer was "How many ounces of of of beer does a half-barrel keg hold". By your rules, no question mark, so still incorrect. You can't have it both ways! Or be really pedantic, and follow your other argument saying that the answer must be a sentance(sic), and without the question mark, the answer was wrong, because it was not structurally or grammatically correct. By these rules, your answer of "How many ounces of of of beer does a half-barrel keg hold" was not a proper sentence either (by punctuation or grammar). So no win there then, even if you had posted first. Me thinks sour grapes turn juice into bitter whine  |
