More on Punctuation
Jan 21, 2020 07:03:06 #
We've had some funny examples of how punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. Here's another.
Jan 21, 2020 07:06:16 #
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Jan 21, 2020 07:13:31 #
More like the deleterious *multiple* connotations syndrome.
(I.e.; The FAST boat is FAST to the dock.)
(I.e.; The FAST boat is FAST to the dock.)
Jan 21, 2020 07:15:36 #
Or one "sentence" that takes up six+ lines on the screen.
Jan 21, 2020 09:14:00 #
Jan 21, 2020 10:21:54 #
Punctuation is important.
I'm giving up drinking for a month.
I'm giving up. Drinking for a month.
(Also, some heard from my grandmother in the '40s:
What's that in the road? A head?
What's that dragging? A long behind?)
I'm giving up drinking for a month.
I'm giving up. Drinking for a month.
(Also, some heard from my grandmother in the '40s:
What's that in the road? A head?
What's that dragging? A long behind?)
Jan 21, 2020 13:54:59 #
Jan 21, 2020 14:09:37 #
When in Rome, don't punctuate! Like the Romans. And don't use spaces between the words.
VALE
VALE
Jan 22, 2020 07:39:56 #
jerryc41 wrote:
We've had some funny examples of how punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence. Here's another.
Book title “Panda eats, shoots and leaves”. Of course, it’s about punctuation and I think I got this right.
Jan 22, 2020 09:28:25 #
Mister H wrote:
Book title “Panda eats, shoots and leaves”. Of course, it’s about punctuation and I think I got this right.
I'd prefer to put the Oxford comma after "shoots."
Jan 22, 2020 09:33:07 #
, Jan 22, 2020 09:49:29 #
Mister H wrote:
Book title “Panda eats, shoots and leaves”. Of course, it’s about punctuation and I think I got this right.
The actual title is: “Eats, Shoots and Leaves: A Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation” and it as an illustration of a panda on the cover.
It’s a great book...for those of us who care😊
Jan 22, 2020 10:11:42 #
tairving
Loc: Magnolia, Texas USA
One of my favorites, punctuation doesn't help.
"I never said he stole money."
The sentence has six different meanings depending on which word you place the emphasis.
"I never said he stole money."
The sentence has six different meanings depending on which word you place the emphasis.
Jan 22, 2020 10:46:06 #
tairving wrote:
One of my favorites, punctuation doesn't help.
"I never said he stole money."
The sentence has six different meanings depending on which word you place the emphasis.
"I never said he stole money."
The sentence has six different meanings depending on which word you place the emphasis.
Absolutely!
My grandmother always said: It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it.
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