PUNCTUATION MARKS!

by **mandyb** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:33 pm

After reading a recent thread on grammar, I thought it might be interesting to follow it with one on punctuation. After all, punctuation is just as important when it comes to understanding a text.
I love how the meaning can change so radically by the insertion of a few dots, squiggles and lines.
How, for example, would you punctuate the following?

a woman without her man is nothing

by **MeDeFe** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:39 pm

Capital "A" at the beginning, an exclamation mark at the end and random periods in between.

by **riggable** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:40 pm

A woman, without her man, is nothing..

by **mandyb** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:49 pm

Great, both are indeed good suggestions. Not my favourite way to punctuate that sentence however - seems to suggest that the female species needs the male in order to have any worth whatsoever!
There is another way........

by **riggable** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:51 pm

I've lost interest, but the other way is this:

A woman: without her, man is nothing.

this shouldn't be your favorite way either, though, because it is annoyingly feminist and stupid. :roll:

by **mandyb** on Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:02 pm

If you've lost interest, why bother to post a reply? It's not obligatory! Perhaps, instead you could contribute with something of your own - after all, it's just a bit of fun.....