• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
    273·
    5 months ago

    Me: This is why you’re here, you realize.
    You forgot the comma, and Americans spell words better than that UK slop.

    Devil: If you weren’t dead, I’d kill you. How’d you even know my grammar? This is a verbal conversation.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      5 months ago

      Devil: “Yes, well, you forgot the comma after ‘actually’ and ‘underground.’ Bloody Yank!”

          • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
            1·
            5 months ago

            The sentence is a question, even if rhetorical. When “you realize” is added to the sentence, you are turning it into a question, even if it is one you aren’t seeking an answer for. Anyway you look at this sentence, it is asking if they realize something.

            • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              5 months ago

              You’re probably correct. It’s not said in the manner of question, with a rising tone at the end, so I’d allow a period anyway because it’s informal. When writing a joke, communicating tone is more important than correct punctuation.

              • Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
                2·
                5 months ago

                Yeah I don’t actually care about grammar, and spelling, in such an informal setting, as long as I can understand what is being said. That being said, the commentary jokes are riffing on the grammar, so…

  • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    5 months ago

    Devil: “This is special Hell lava. Your mortal rules don’t apply.”

    Later -

    Demon: “Hey, boss, is that true about the lava?”

    Devil: “No, that guy just pisses me off.”

  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    5 months ago

    Where do bad folks go when they die? They don’t go to heaven where the angels fly, they go to a lake of fire and fry