FabSwingers.com forum: Punctuation is powerful

By *ichaelangela OP Couple
over a year ago

notts

An English professor wrote the words

"A woman without her man is nothing" on the chalkboard and asked the students to punctuate it correctly.

All of the males in the class wrote:

"A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All of the females in the class wrote:

"A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Beats "eats, shoots & leaves." as an example of the importance of punctuation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love that!

I’m giving up wine, everyday, all month!

I’m giving up. Wine everyday, all month!

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By *elix SightedMan
over a year ago

Cloud 8

Ha! These both made me smile

I’m a grammar/punctuation obsessive and I have to make a conscious effort not to correct people.

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By *ichaelangela OP Couple
over a year ago

notts

"Love that!

I’m giving up wine, everyday, all month!

I’m giving up. Wine everyday, all month!

good one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a huge difference between:

Helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse

And

Helping your uncle jack off a horse

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I enjoy cooking my children and the cat

I enjoy cooking, my children and the cat.

Let's eat grandma

Let's eat, grandma

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By *sleWightCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Ryde

Sadly, punctuation has fallen by the wayside.

It was superseded by New-Wavetuation, which was then replaced by New-Romantictuation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grammar is indeed context changing.

It’s the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Unable to eat diarrhoea

Unable to eat. Diarrhoea.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I saw a woman eating chicken.

I saw a woman, eating chicken.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Whatever!

What,ever?

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By *ainbow_RoadWoman
over a year ago

Brighton

Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse... helping your uncle Jack off a horse

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By *hismMan
over a year ago

Ballygonowhere

"Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse... helping your uncle Jack off a horse"

Just a few posts up

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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago

Maidstone

"Beats "eats, shoots & leaves." as an example of the importance of punctuation."

Dunno, I still like the Panda one. Described quite a few of the "Panda guys" I meet... Pppfffttt...

Except to be grammatically pedantic, that is the wrong use of the ampersand...

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By *ichaelangela OP Couple
over a year ago

notts

Imperfect

I'm perfect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Strangely enough this is on the chalkboard outside the local I was at last night.

Punctuation is important

No more beer

No, more beer

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