If you begin a sentence with the words "I wonder", goddammit, don't end it with a question mark!

[Bucky]

"I wonder" is a declarative statement. There is no question as to whether you wonder that or not. You're not asking if you wonder it; you're stating that, categorically, you DO wonder that. Use a period; use an exclamation point; for all I care, using a freakin' emdash. But for the sweet love of Jesus stop using a question mark when you're not asking a question! Gheeeeaaaa!!

I'm putting all of DU on notice! If you do not desist from this abuse of punctuation...

This hostage buys the farm! You have been warned.

[leftstreet]

1. I wonder, how many users will agree with you?

:hi:

[Bucky]

3. Damn you, O user of comma splices! Damn you to heck!

grrr

[RC]

6. I wonder two?

[awoke_in_2003]

22. I wander to?

Their seems too be a problem. I wander what it's origin is? Hopefully your the one who can answer this, and the meaning of life, two.

[SoCalDem]

2. "Gheeeeaaaa" is traditionally followed by ONE exclamation point

:rofl:

[DevonRex]

4. And can we get the plurals and possessives straight?

For example: Obama's inauguration day is going to be a wonder ul. The Obamas are going to dance the night away at the inaugural ball.

The Clintons will be celebrating tonight at the Clintons' house. Because Hillary Clinton's day went very well.

[hvn_nbr_2]

27. But my plural's and possessive's are naturally crooked.

It actually hurt to write that. My whole body shuddered.

[DevonRex]

29. I'm glad somebody else cringes. I was beginning to think it was just me.

:hi:

[bunkerbuster1]

30. Were that to happen, all of Freeperville would collapse.

But I agree, Obama's inauguration day is going to be "a wonder ul."

[Mugweed]

5. Supposebly, this is right grammer to some peoples.

I need to wash now.

[parasim]

7. Hey, if it's good enough for the Monotones, it's good enough for me.

:P

on edit... aw forget it... i guess they didn't have a question mark in that song... my bad attempt at a joke... duh...

[Enrique]

8. i'm not sure if that's correct?

[Bucky]

15. i

<== me

[ZombieHorde]

16. A pic from one of my favorite childhood movies. sigh.....

[NYC_SKP]

9. Please advise, O learned one, on the preferred use of elevens.

I like the string of ones and exclamation marks to begin with an e.m. or two, then an eleven, then a couple more e.m.s, another eleven, and close with one or more e.m.

What say you?

!!11!!!11!!,

!11!!!11!!,

!!11!11!!!, etc. :shrug:

[Bucky]

13. Please get your class notebooks out. You want to catch all of this.

Call Congress Right Fucking NOW! ! ! ! 11 ! ! ! ! ! ! 11 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !eleven! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !twelve! ! ! !1more!

[NYC_SKP]

19. Whoa! Let me see if I've got this right...

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Close?

[snowbear]

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[rufus dog]

11. I wonder, are your undies too tight today?

[Bucky]

14. We've already established upthread that using "I wonder" as an interjection is a cheat

Plus, I would point out that, myself being rubber and your personage being comprised of glue, all the things that you say will inevitably rebound off of me and thereinby stick unto you.

PSS, nanny nanny boo boo.

[rufus dog]

18. yes that has been established

And my undies a fitting quite comfortably today. How are yours you poo poo head?

p.s. you seem to be much better after you got your initial rant posted so that is good. Now can we go back to the important questions of the day, like how Obama is failing us already?

[MannyGoldstein]

12. Not Necessarily

If there's a colon involved:

I wonder: is George Bush really as delusional as he sounded yesterday?

But your point is basically correct.

[Occam Bandage]

17. "I wonder"—is that the phrase that's made you so upset?

[AlCzervik]

20. STFU Bucky and i think you know the way to the rubber hose room.

[Bucky]

26. "Know the way"? Hell, I got reservations there for Thursday night!

Helloooo, peanut butter!

[tledford]

21. If there is a colon following "I wonder" then I think the usage is correct.

As in:

"I wonder: How many people punctuate correctly?"

But only in that case.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

24. Even a comma is fine.

A person speaking often uses the form: "I wonder... Do ducks always migrate to the same place?"

When written as "I wonder, do ducks always migrate to the same place?" it's hard to imagine anyone thinking the question mark inappropriate.

A dash would be better but a comma is fine IMO.

But the OP is correct that "I wonder if Bush is drinking again?" is wrong.

[Skip Intro]

23. I hope you kick all there assess' and take away they're french binifits. nt?

[applegrove]

25. I'm sure I'm guilty of that. Sorry.

[PurityOfEssence]

28. I wonder? Actually, I don't that much; why would you say such a thing?

Just asking...

[dionysus]

31. I wonder how this thread is working out for you?