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Punctuation

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Punctuation

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  1. Punctuation

  2. 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 be forever happy--will you let me be yours?Jane

  3. Unfortunately, John was far from pleased. In fact, he was heartbroken. You see, John was familiar with Jane's peculiar ways of misusing punctuation marks. And so to decipher the true meaning of her email, he had to re-read it with the marks altered.

  4. 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 be forever happy. Will you let me be?Yours,Jane

  5. The 2.3 million dollar comma • Back in 2002, when the company signed off on a contract with Aliant Inc., the folks at Rogers were confident that they had locked up a long-term agreement. They were surprised, therefore, when in early 2005 Aliant gave notice of a hefty rate-hike--and even more surprised when regulators with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) backed their claim. • It's all right there on page seven of the contract, where it states that the agreement "shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five year terms, unless and until terminated by one year prior notice in writing by either party.” • The devil is in the details--or, more specifically, in the second comma. “Based on the rules of punctuation,” observed the CRTC regulators, the comma in question “allows for the termination of the [contract] at any time, without cause, upon one-year's written notice.”

  6. End Marks • Always place an end mark in your sentence. • I cannot believe the close ending of the SEC Championship game! • Will Alabama get defeated by Notre Dame in the big game? • I hope that it is an exciting game to watch.

  7. Periods • Use in declarative sentences. (ones in which you are simply making a statement. • The train leaves at 6 o’clock. • We’re having spaghetti for dinner.

  8. Question marks • Use any time you are asking someone something. • Is this the best way to get to the interstate from here? • How much scholarship money is available?

  9. Exclamation marks • Use them to show excitement. • I just won the lottery! • WBIR says school is canceled!

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