11-10-2011, 07:49 PM
Sorry, the title of this thread was supposed to be: "Don’t use commas which are not necessary."
Hmmm: punctuation can significantly change the meaning of a sentence.
Let’s eat, mommy.
Let’s eat mommy.
A woman without her man is nothing.
A woman: without her, man is nothing.
In conducting annual self-assessment training, providers should seek help.
In conducting annual self-assessment, training providers should seek help.
After we ate, Dad, Grandpa, and I watched a movie.
After we ate Dad, Grandpa and I watched a movie.
When I sing well, ladies feel sick.
When I sing, well ladies feel sick.
You will be required to work twenty four-hour shifts.
You will be required to work twenty-four hour shifts.
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 forever be happy—will you let me be yours?
Harriet
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 forever be happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Harriet
OK, I googled all those but your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create some examples of your own, of sentences with differing meanings with nothing but punctuation differences:
Hmmm: punctuation can significantly change the meaning of a sentence.
Let’s eat, mommy.
Let’s eat mommy.
A woman without her man is nothing.
A woman: without her, man is nothing.
In conducting annual self-assessment training, providers should seek help.
In conducting annual self-assessment, training providers should seek help.
After we ate, Dad, Grandpa, and I watched a movie.
After we ate Dad, Grandpa and I watched a movie.
When I sing well, ladies feel sick.
When I sing, well ladies feel sick.
You will be required to work twenty four-hour shifts.
You will be required to work twenty-four hour shifts.
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 forever be happy—will you let me be yours?
Harriet
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 forever be happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Harriet
OK, I googled all those but your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create some examples of your own, of sentences with differing meanings with nothing but punctuation differences:
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
