Needless to say, this lot* was empty. How many drivers really know specifically whether their car was assembled in North America and by Union Members?
Points to whomever can guess the location of this sign — and no using Google StreetView.
* If there’s no parking, can it be called a “parking lot”?^
^ Are we really supposed to put the ending punctuation mark inside of the double quotation mark? Even if it’s a question mark?
Ending punctuation goes inside the quotes when the quotes are used correctly in dialog. This is not dialog, and actually it is an incorrect use of quotation. People seem to like to put air quotes around there written statements these days where they want to be explicitly figurative. Firstly, this is a bad way of expressing this. It is more correct to use the term figuratively or something to that effect. And you are not intending “parking lot” (this a proper use for quotes, by the way, because I am quoting you) to be figurative. But you are more than welcome to use air quotes while you type it, and as it is the internet, who cares? I’m just saying, you “asked”. This is NOT a flame. It is a public service. 🙂
And I forgot to close my italics. *sigh*
@Jordan
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered on the italics. Should be sorted out now.
@ Jordan,
Placement of the quotes varies between US and UK English. How that developed, I don’t know, but I do get caught out from time to time, trying to switch back and forth between the two (which I do for work.)
Couldn’t be some Fords as they are manufactured in Mexico. But my wife’s Subaru could park there.
It’s an awfully mixed up world in which we live.
I didn’t realise motor vehicles could be xenophobic.
You learn something everyday*.
* I’m assuming that as this is a common saying, not a direct quotation, I’m safe without the quotation marks. Please correct me if I’m wrong!
ps. I like the way the parts can come from elsewhere! As long as their assembled…
Someone missed all the branches falling out of the logic tree..
@Liam, touché.