# The Thimbleweed Park Manual of Style **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [August 7, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996 "2018-08-07T10:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/43 "2018-08-07T11:15:44Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Ok, ok, the examples are crap. 😉 Especially as German capitalises ever Noun. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/44 "2018-08-07T11:16:07Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > [@Ema](#): > > > > bla, bla, bla, … indicates iteration > > Hm. To me that’s basically using two kinds of punctuation next to each other. Both the comma and the ellipsis indicate something coming next, so why would you need both? because saying: Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… is different from Odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, … Anyway, The Chicago manual of style has that form. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/45 "2018-08-07T11:17:29Z")
Actually my English(!) spellchecker hasn’t complaint about that. So I still assume that this is a valid synonym for sandwich and won’t correct it in my post above. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/46 "2018-08-07T11:17:34Z")
Mates, I love you all!! I love this thread… And I can’t believe I found people who understand me… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/47 "2018-08-07T11:17:54Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… Yes because knowing that those are all his nephews you would just stop after the third one and don´t write it like that at all. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/48 "2018-08-07T11:18:38Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > people who understand me… Yep, where all nitpicking gamers! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/49 "2018-08-07T11:18:41Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… > is different from > > Odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, … I don’t see the difference. If you mean Louie, Dewey and Huey are the only nephews, there shouldn’t be an ellipsis in the first place – it should just be: ‘Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey and Huey.’ Edit: Milan beat me 😍 That looks odd out of context. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/50 "2018-08-07T11:19:00Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Actually my English(!) spellchecker hasn’t complaint about that. So I still assume that this is a valid synonym for sandwich and won’t correct it in my post above. Have you noticed that google now translates wrongly spelled words? You have your typo in giant letters then an = and the translation. It is sooooo confusing. ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/51 "2018-08-07T11:19:54Z")
Same, same, and same _exclamation mark exclamation mark_ 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/52 "2018-08-07T11:20:13Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Edit: Milan beat me 😍 Milan beats all of us. No one can writer faster! (And shut up Discourse, I know who I’m talking with!) ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/53 "2018-08-07T11:20:45Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Milan beats all of us. Well now I don’t feel special. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/54 "2018-08-07T11:21:19Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Edit: Milan beat me 😍 > > That looks odd out of context. Especially in combination with that particular emoji! But you know, each to their own… ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/b/b0ec5610911cbf9b0e235019e6d4bd0788ca7581.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/55 "2018-08-07T11:21:27Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Have you noticed that google now translates wrongly spelled words? It even wrongly translates correctly spelled words! 😂 It would be funny if it would apply an equivalent spelling error to the translation as to convey the same level of “dumbness”. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/56 "2018-08-07T11:21:41Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > > [@Ema](#): > > > > Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… > > Yes because knowing that those are all his nephews you would just stop after the third one and don´t write it like that at all. I disagree. I use the iteration form “, …” if the nephews are more than three. I use the suspension form if I need suspension… Like here^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Or like here: Let’s se… Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… while Daisy’s nieces are April, May, June. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/57 "2018-08-07T11:22:18Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Well now I don’t feel special. Hah! Saw it before the edit! hahahaha ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/58 "2018-08-07T11:22:28Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Especially in combination with that particular emoji! Yeah that’s what I meant. 🤣 at that emoji! ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/59 "2018-08-07T11:22:50Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > Yep, **_where_** all nitpicking gamers! 🙄 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/60 "2018-08-07T11:22:52Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > > [@Someone](#): > > > > Milan beats all of us. > > Well now I don’t feel special. You like getting beating by Milan? 🤐 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/61 "2018-08-07T11:23:51Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Hah! Saw it before the edit! hahahaha I changed it because ‘jealous’ didn’t make sense since I was getting a beating too 😄 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2018, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996/62 "2018-08-07T11:24:22Z")
> [@Ema](#): > > Let’s see… Donald’s nephews are Louie, Dewey, Huey… while Daisy’s nieces are April, May, June. Well, now you have a complete sentence, though. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-thimbleweed-park-manual-of-style/2996.md?page=4)