• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    1115·
    23 days ago

    I think you or they added two extra ands, because the pub isn’t “Pig And And Whistle.”

            • UmeU@lemmy.world
              11·
              22 days ago

              I don’t believe that’s accurate.

              There are only two things in the list, pig & whistle.

              They want more space between pig and &.

              They also want more space between & and whistle.

              If we were listing three areas where they want additional space we would need at least one comma, and I would argue for the Oxford comma as well, however we are only listing two areas where we want more space and so no comma is needed.

              Sure it’s nearly unreadable, but I think the punctuation is correct.

              • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
                1·
                22 days ago

                If the same and is referred to twice then it should be a separate sentence clause requiring use of a comma. Since there is no comma there is no indication the and is the same both times.

                Imagine saying “It was just me and dave and dave went driving” instead of “It was just me and dave, and dave went driving.” Yeah, maybe its the same dave, possibly readable, but its wrong.

                • UmeU@lemmy.world
                  11·
                  22 days ago

                  Because your example sentence uses the word ‘went’ rather than ‘was’, you need a comma because those are two separate I dependent clauses.

                  You and Dave were together and then Dave leaves you and goes driving by himself… me and Dave, then Dave went.

                  If you used ‘was’ then those would not be independent clauses and therefore a comma would not be used. It was me and Dave and Dave was driving.

                  Edit: also, why the downvote, we are having a conversation here ??

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            33·
            22 days ago

            Ah see this one makes more sense but since it is a single sentence clause two of them are still redundant.

        • can@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          22 days ago

          It is indeed a very convoluted way of making the requests. I would say more space between each word.

    • Signtist@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      23 days ago

      Nah, it’s referring to the first space by grouping the first and second words, “Pig” and “And,” and then referring to the second space by grouping the second and third words, “And” and “Whistle.”

        • can@sh.itjust.works
          151·
          23 days ago

          “The Pig And Whistle” asked a sign writer to make a new sign.

          I want more space between “Pig” and “And”

          and

          [more space between] “And” and “Whistle”

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            13·
            22 days ago

            Ovahea’s comment as I copy and paste is

            Pig and And and And and Whistle”.

            So if you remove the bonus ands, it becmes “Pig And And Whistle”.

            • can@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              22 days ago

              But as someone else pointed out it’s the same “and”. The sign has three words on it. Between the words are spaces. How many spaces are there? What on either edge of each space?

              • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
                13·
                22 days ago

                Okay I concede that it works, albeit it requires a comma, but it also works without the redundant ands