Thread: Jokes

Originally Posted by vnx205

Of course it matter. That is the whole point of the post that started this discussion. Without the correct punctuation, the sentence may not be understood or interpreted correctly.

Further examples of how different punctuation changes the meaning:

Mary said, "John is a fool."

VS

"Mary," said John, "is a fool."

and

Let's eat Grandma.

VS

Let's eat, Grandma.

Silly me, thinking we were discussing using AND at the beginning of a sentence.

Is not covered by your explanation is it?

Originally Posted by Saitch

That will put Ron into a self induced comma!

nothing to be worried about, you need gear to do that, Ron's will be broken. Weave got thyme two sorte it aught,

The use of correct punctuation and spelling is always preferred as the written word cannot carry the vocal inflections and visual clues given when speaking to someone direct.

By not using the correct punctuation the completely wrong message can be sent.
It can also make the sentence into nonsense.

Incorrect spelling can also give the wrong meaning, as well as possibly sending someone in the wrong line of action.

While the writer knows what they want to say, the reader comes to the discussion completely cold and has to hang on to every letter to get the message. So any error can really disturb the thought pattern.

The English language is full of words that sound the same but have different meanings, plus words that sound the same while having different spellings, and there are some that have the same spelling but are said differently and also have different meanings.

So, get it wrong and the reader/listener can be playing a game of guesswork.

The addition of typos only adds to the confusion.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Silly me, thinking we were discussing using AND at the beginning of a sentence.

Is not covered by your explanation is it?

Sorry.

Sometimes things move so quickly I can't keep up.

Originally Posted by rovers4

The use of correct punctuation and spelling is always preferred as the written word cannot carry the vocal inflections and visual clues given when speaking to someone direct.

By not using the correct punctuation the completely wrong message can be sent.
..........................

So, get it wrong and the reader/listener can be playing a game of guesswork.

The addition of typos only adds to the confusion.

- Alas, so do apostrophes'.... for some.


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