English Punctuation Skills
by Puddin'
The Importance of Correct Punctuation
Author Unknown
Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours?
Gloria
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Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Gloria
Comments
Comma-kazi
What's that on the road, ahead?
What do you have on, your mind?
Nancy Cole
www.nancycole.org
"You may be what you resolve to be."
T.J. Jackson
Reminds me of this...
An English professor wrote on his blackboard the phrase:
"A woman without her man is nothing"
And asked his students to copy it down, punctuating it correctly.
All the male students wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."
All the female students wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
Punctuation is powerful!
-oOo-
And I'm sure you've all heard the panda joke featured on a certain Lynn Truss tome. Incidentally, reviewers apparently discovered numerous punctuation errors in that book, that had escaped the attention of both Lynn and her editor...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
It's fun to adjust the puctuation ...
... of a simple sentence and see how it changes the meaning.
What is this thing called 'love'?
What is this thing called, love?
What! Is this thing called 'love'?
"What is this thing?", called Love.
Many legal documents in the UK are written without any punctuation except full stops, capital letters (where required) and paragraphs, to avoid, as far as possible, any confusion over interpretation
Robi (a great fan of Ms Truss)
Ah yes, the mighty comma
Unfortunately it is this very mark is the one that can drive and editor crazy as I have to decide how to dictate the flow of a sentence and/or paragraph then possibly chapter, with an emphasis change in the right place.
Too many and the sentence ( and possibly the action ) gets bogged down and two few, you are close to run on sentence city.
Now I know why I do not make a habit of editing.
*A very bald Kimmie from puller her hair out editing*
Kim
Eats, shoots and leaves
You should read this book - it made a hit in the UK a few years ago, but it's still just as relevant.