• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 12:02
CEST 18:02
KST 01:02
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
TL.net Map Contest #21: Voting10[ASL20] Ro4 Preview: Descent11Team TLMC #5: Winners Announced!3[ASL20] Ro8 Preview Pt2: Holding On9Maestros of the Game: Live Finals Preview (RO4)5
Community News
Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou7Weekly Cups (Oct 13-19): Clem Goes for Four0BSL Team A vs Koreans - Sat-Sun 16:00 CET6Weekly Cups (Oct 6-12): Four star herO85.0.15 Patch Balance Hotfix (2025-10-8)80
StarCraft 2
General
RotterdaM "Serral is the GOAT, and it's not close" DreamHack Open 2013 revealed The New Patch Killed Mech! Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou Team Liquid Map Contest #21 - Presented by Monster Energy
Tourneys
SC2's Safe House 2 - October 18 & 19 INu's Battles #13 - ByuN vs Zoun Tenacious Turtle Tussle Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament $1,200 WardiTV October (Oct 21st-31st)
Strategy
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 496 Endless Infection Mutation # 495 Rest In Peace Mutation # 494 Unstable Environment Mutation # 493 Quick Killers
Brood War
General
Is there anyway to get a private coach? The Lose More Card BW General Discussion BSL Season 21 OGN to release AI-upscaled StarLeague from Feb 24
Tourneys
300$ 3D!Community Brood War Super Cup #4 [ASL20] Semifinal B Azhi's Colosseum - Anonymous Tournament [Megathread] Daily Proleagues
Strategy
[I] TvZ Strategies and Builds [I] TvP Strategies and Build Roaring Currents ASL final Current Meta
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Path of Exile Dawn of War IV ZeroSpace Megathread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion LiquidDota to reintegrate into TL.net
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
TL Mafia Community Thread SPIRED by.ASL Mafia {211640}
Community
General
The Chess Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Men's Fashion Thread
Fan Clubs
The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Series you have seen recently... Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece Movie Discussion!
Sports
MLB/Baseball 2023 2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion NBA General Discussion TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
SC2 Client Relocalization [Change SC2 Language] Linksys AE2500 USB WIFI keeps disconnecting Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List Recent Gifted Posts
Blogs
Certified Crazy
Hildegard
The Heroism of Pepe the Fro…
Peanutsc
Rocket League: Traits, Abili…
TrAiDoS
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1146 users

The High Comma

Blogs > tofucake
Post a Reply
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19144 Posts
May 19 2011 02:23 GMT
#1
So I got into a discussion evolving from something about drinking bitches (like...blending them or something) about how ambiguous grammar rules are awesome, someone who shall remain nameless brought up the fact that he hates people who call apostrophes "high commas"

First thing that popped into my brain

[image loading]


So apparently people from Colorado call apostrophes high commas, which I thought was interesting. Is there anything else with an odd name that has weird possible results?

(image by Hydro, cause he's a baller)

*
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
muse5187
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
1125 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-19 02:26:28
May 19 2011 02:26 GMT
#2
I don't think I like anyone who says high comma now that you mentioned it.
Archas
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6531 Posts
May 19 2011 02:29 GMT
#3
Head cheese.
The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
May 19 2011 02:33 GMT
#4
I can't imagine anyone calling an apostrophe a "high comma" :/
TRUEESPORTS || your days as a respected member of team liquid are over
n.DieJokes
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3443 Posts
May 19 2011 02:33 GMT
#5
I blacklist everyone who says high comma, especially if they put in some place noticeable like the title of a blog post or a billboard and I have to keep reading it over and over again everytime I scroll through blogs or drive down the street past the aforementioned hypothetical billboard
MyLove + Your Love= Supa Love
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-19 02:42:28
May 19 2011 02:42 GMT
#6
On May 19 2011 11:23 tofucake wrote:


So I got into a discussion evolving from something about drinking bitches (like...blending them or something)




I think you can go to prison for stuff like that...
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
May 19 2011 02:44 GMT
#7
I haven't encounter anyone yet who said "high comma", and I'm glad I haven't, I would definitely insult the poor dude.
ॐ
57 Corvette
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada5941 Posts
May 19 2011 02:44 GMT
#8
Am I the only one who noticed the arms and legs are from spongebob?
Survival is winning, everything else is bullshit.
Hydro
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada153 Posts
May 19 2011 02:54 GMT
#9
"high comma!!!!
unichan
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States4223 Posts
May 19 2011 02:56 GMT
#10
People who call them high commas are probably douchebags wearing light pink polos and j. crew khakis or some shit.
:)
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
May 19 2011 04:12 GMT
#11
on a related note, i hate anyone who says "yeah no"!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 19 2011 04:22 GMT
#12
Dem eyes are a little too white for my liking...

Can't say I have ever heard of High Commas. I think we need someone from Colorado to confirm this...
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
1a2a3a[MB]
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States297 Posts
May 19 2011 04:40 GMT
#13
I call apostrophes that thing or mark
RIP Teams Hwaseung OZ, WeMadeFox, MBC Game Hero, Air Force ACE, ZeNEX, SlayerS, Quantic-Vile, TSL, mTw
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9104 Posts
May 19 2011 04:56 GMT
#14
Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that...
GG.NoRe
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1051 Posts
May 19 2011 05:21 GMT
#15
not heard anyone call them "high commas", but hear quite a few calling "W" as "double V"... Strange
DONGJWA!
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
May 19 2011 06:02 GMT
#16
On May 19 2011 13:56 Jonoman92 wrote:
Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that...


Seconded. In fact I have never heard high comma until this post haha.
EffOrt and Soulkey Hwaiting!
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
May 19 2011 06:04 GMT
#17
On May 19 2011 15:02 L_Master wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 19 2011 13:56 Jonoman92 wrote:
Don't generalize all people from Colorado! I'm living there right now and I've never head an apostrophe called that...


Seconded. In fact I have never heard high comma until this post haha.


Right so we now the proposer is out numbered by those that disagree. I think we need to find someone from Colorado who actually uses this.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
May 19 2011 06:08 GMT
#18
I was in Colorado for school and never heard the phrase high comma... Cannabis connotation maybe?
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19144 Posts
May 19 2011 11:57 GMT
#19
Maybe. But at first I thought it was maybe a European saying...but I was told the person lives in Colorado....
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4005 Posts
May 19 2011 12:14 GMT
#20
On May 19 2011 11:23 tofucake wrote:
...about how ambiguous grammar rules are awesome


The Oxford comma is among my favourite pieces of punctuation, and I have no idea why some people frown upon it.
Moderator@SirJolt
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Wardi Open
14:30
October Qualifier #2
WardiTV1087
IndyStarCraft 246
LiquipediaDiscussion
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
IndyStarCraft 246
LamboSC2 216
Codebar 37
sas.Sziky 14
UpATreeSC 1
MindelVK 1
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 42395
Calm 4915
Rain 2364
Jaedong 1587
Horang2 1318
Bisu 1006
EffOrt 574
Mini 541
Light 522
firebathero 494
[ Show more ]
Larva 487
Soma 426
Shuttle 393
ZerO 304
Stork 256
Snow 230
actioN 217
Free 157
Soulkey 124
Pusan 122
PianO 100
Rush 97
Hyun 96
Killer 76
ggaemo 74
sSak 64
sorry 37
Shine 34
Shinee 29
Terrorterran 22
Movie 21
Sacsri 16
scan(afreeca) 16
Bale 15
HiyA 14
Hm[arnc] 5
Noble 5
Mong 1
Dota 2
Gorgc6150
qojqva4120
Dendi1191
syndereN363
BananaSlamJamma296
Fuzer 241
canceldota53
Counter-Strike
byalli304
markeloff237
edward53
FunKaTv 36
fl0m1
Other Games
singsing2455
hiko803
FrodaN484
Lowko380
ceh9345
Sick191
Liquid`VortiX143
Hui .134
ArmadaUGS129
Skadoodle107
KnowMe74
QueenE64
Mew2King58
Trikslyr42
ZerO(Twitch)16
Organizations
Counter-Strike
PGL439
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 13 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• Noizen33
League of Legends
• Jankos2789
• TFBlade948
Upcoming Events
PiGosaur Monday
7h 59m
Replay Cast
17h 59m
OSC
23h 59m
Tenacious Turtle Tussle
1d 6h
The PondCast
1d 17h
OSC
1d 19h
WardiTV Invitational
2 days
Online Event
2 days
RSL Revival
3 days
RSL Revival
3 days
[ Show More ]
WardiTV Invitational
3 days
Afreeca Starleague
4 days
Snow vs Soma
Sparkling Tuna Cup
4 days
WardiTV Invitational
4 days
CrankTV Team League
4 days
RSL Revival
5 days
Wardi Open
5 days
CrankTV Team League
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
WardiTV Invitational
6 days
CrankTV Team League
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Acropolis #4 - TS2
WardiTV TLMC #15
HCC Europe

Ongoing

BSL 21 Points
ASL Season 20
CSL 2025 AUTUMN (S18)
C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
EC S1
Thunderpick World Champ.
CS Asia Championships 2025
ESL Pro League S22
StarSeries Fall 2025
FISSURE Playground #2
BLAST Open Fall 2025
BLAST Open Fall Qual
Esports World Cup 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall 2025
BLAST Bounty Fall Qual

Upcoming

SC4ALL: Brood War
BSL Season 21
BSL 21 Team A
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
RSL Offline Finals
RSL Revival: Season 3
Stellar Fest
SC4ALL: StarCraft II
CranK Gathers Season 2: SC II Pro Teams
eXTREMESLAND 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
SL Budapest Major 2025
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2025 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.