OK, I admit it. I like punctuation. But what word lover doesn't? Bad punctuation can ruin a sentence.
A lot of students, and non-students, wonder why some people are so hung up on punctuation. The reason seems clear to me: Punctuation makes written communication easier to understand. Without proper punctuation, a sentence can lose its meaning, and that's the last thing a good communicator wants. Here's an example I used during the first week of classes this week.
Read the following setence aloud, and try to figure out what it means:
A woman without her man is nothing.
Got it? Good. Now, scroll down and read the same sentence with different punctuation, and see how the meaning changes.
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A woman: Without her, man is nothing.
See the difference proper puncutation makes? Hope you enjoyed that one.
4 comments:
Nice example. I hope your students get the message.
Proper punctuation is of paramount importance...otherwise, there's chaos.
How'd you like that use of alliteration?
Nicely said, J!
Thank you. Looking forward to your next post.
Thank you. Looking forward to you're next post.
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