Improper use of punctuation can drastically alter the meaning of words. Please pay attention to them

[Electric Monk]

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[shenmue]

1. :)

[The Magistrate]

2. You Will Have Heard Of The Panda, Then, Brother....

Panda goes into a restaurant, orders a full meal, has a good time, finishes up, produces an AK-47, sprays bullets all over the room, walks out. Eventually cops catch up to him, ask why'd ya do it? He says a panda eats, shoots, and leaves.

[steve2470]

22. clever ! nt

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

26. It's a book, too.

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

[flyingfysh]

28. See the book "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" by Lynne Truss

The book tells the story a bit more accurately. The panda points to an entry in a book which pandas are described that way.

[cyberswede]

3. Oh *FFS*

...as opposed to "FFS."

[Electric Monk]

10. Yes, quotation marks can change the meaning drastically, as well

[cyberswede]

12. Of course they can, but BB explained her reason for using them in her thread.

...and it's still not a sexist OP.

[Electric Monk]

15. Using quotation marks for emphasis is dumb. They change the context and appear sarcastic instead.

[Initech]

4. Works on contingency? No, money down!

Oh and this Bar Association logo shouldn't be there either.

[Blanks]

5. Get a job. Too funny. eom

[Terra Alta]

6. Poor Rachael Ray's family and dog.

If only someone had thought to use correct punctuation, they might have been saved.

[temporary311]

11. Fortunately,

they went well with fava beans and a nice chianti.

[pinboy3niner]

7. That is horrible OP

Um...I mean that is horrible, OP.

[Bobbie Jo]

8. Okay

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[Bonobo]

9. What's that up on the road? A head! nt

[Petrushka]

13. Grammar:

The difference between knowing your shit
and knowing you're shit.

[pinboy3niner]

14. ...

[lovemydog]

19. Grammer!

lol

[RebelOne]

16. As a former copy editor for 30 magazines,

I know how improper punctuation can change the whole meaning of a sentence or statement.

[lovemydog]

18. Call me, Ishmael

[Sweet Freedom]

21. Haha

[Aristus]

20. An historical example, (if possibly apocryphal):

Czar Alexander III of Russia accused one of his top officers of a crime the punishment for which was banishment to Siberia, essentially a death sentence.

The Czar's wife, the Czarina, knew that the officer was innocent of the accusation, and attempted to plead for clemency from the Czar.

The Czar sent her an abrupt note: "Pardon impossible, to be sent to Siberia."

The Czarina, thinking quickly, altered the note by moving the comma. The note now read: "Pardon, impossible to be sent to Siberia."

She forwarded the note to the officer's jailer, and the innocent man was set free.

[steve2470]

23. poor doggie :/ :p nt

[quinnox]

24. There are definitely "some" in tiny but vocal contingents who like to play silly games like this

with punctuation.

Nice to see you call it out.

K&R.

[Electric Monk]

25. Someone "thought" that "that thread" should be back on page one after being dormant since Friday.

[greatauntoftriplets]

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