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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 11:34:54 GMT -5
Just read a post elsewhere that emphasized why punctuation matters. It can really change the meaning of a sentence. Consider:
"I love eating my family and other stuff for Thanksgiving." I'm gonna guess you only get to do that once
Other fun ones:
"The panda is a black and white bear-like animal that eats, shoots and leaves." As if dining and dashing isn't rude enough. No need to shoot up the place. Sheesh.
"Your donation helped someone. Get a job." That seems ungrateful!
"Learn how to cut, cook and marinate friends." Soon you'll be out friends.
"Let's eat grandma." or "Let's eat kids." The kids probably need less marinating.
Signs almost always needs punctuation:
"Rattlesnakes stay on the path." That's polite of them.
"Slow children at play." Personally, I worry more about the quick, darting ones.
Now consider this one. Not a mistake, but punctuation definitely changes the meaning:
"A woman without her man is nothing" vs. "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
Enjoy!
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Post by Pat on Nov 24, 2021 11:45:55 GMT -5
Totally agree! Thanks.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 24, 2021 12:07:00 GMT -5
Slow children at play gets a laugh out of me everytime I see one of those signs lol
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Post by Tommy on Nov 24, 2021 12:23:07 GMT -5
Slow children at play gets a laugh out of me everytime I see one of those signs lol My youngest when he was 16? We gave him so much grief over this photo
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 13:23:43 GMT -5
Tommy Son Of Beach Apparently, the British version of the sign states "Children Drive Slowly." I imagine that's because they have a hard time reaching the gas pedal.
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Post by LazerFlash on Nov 24, 2021 13:31:12 GMT -5
LOL We live in an area that not only gets the news out of DC, but from a local B-market station as well. Many of the news folk at the local station are new to the business and there are often egregious errors in grammar. One of the worst ones was a report about a truly bad guy and what his previous crimes were: "Bad Guy Joe Doe had been previously charged with raping a woman he was dating at knife-point."
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 13:32:09 GMT -5
Punctuation changed the meaning of my life lol! Being dyslexic it meant that I’d get kicked out of high school for failing, twice! It also meant that I’d never go to college, or work a sweet desk job. Damn those punctuation marks lol Yeah, I got saddled with dyslexia, too. Luckily, the German educational system is more vigilant regarding that sort of thing. I received 6 months of hand-eye therapy, and I've mostly got it under control, unless I'm rushing, tired, stressed... then I get some flare-ups. What's really fun is that ADHD and migraines are often co-morbid with dyslexia, and I got the three-fer. Ah, well... Can't win 'em all, but all three are mostly controlled now. Migraines most recently. Last year, I had a cluster of them that went on for several months back-to-back. In the meantime: Dyslexics Untie!
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 13:33:56 GMT -5
LOL We live in an area that not only gets the news out of DC, but from a local B-market station as well. Many of the news folk at the local station are new to the business and there are often egregious errors in grammar. One of the worst ones was a report about a truly bad guy and what his previous crimes were: "Bad Guy Joe Doe had been previously charged with raping a woman he was dating at knife-point." Ah, yes, the dangling modifier. I see that in written press too often. I guess among those who were laid off were the proof-readers.
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Post by LazerFlash on Nov 24, 2021 13:41:23 GMT -5
Migraines most recently. Last year, I had a cluster of them that went on for several months back-to-back. Back in the 80s, I was diagnosed with cluster headaches. Untreated, they would normally last for weeks and occasionally for months. (The longest stretched from before Memorial Day to just before Halloween!) Back then, the only thing that offered any relief was codeine, in the form of Tylenol 3. I actually had an unlimited refills script for it. (Can you imagine that today?) Then, in the early 90s, my doctor discovered what for me was a miracle drug: Imitrex! If I can take it as the headache is starting, it generally knocks it out. Even though the headache frequency has reduced over the past 10 years or so, I still keep some Imitrex in the closet - just in case.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 24, 2021 13:42:14 GMT -5
I think we'd be suprised how much A.I. writes some of those "B" articles
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 13:54:48 GMT -5
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 24, 2021 14:25:43 GMT -5
Sounds like a 3 year old spilling some wisdom
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 17:56:15 GMT -5
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 24, 2021 19:01:13 GMT -5
stephan I can see this a subject close to your heart lol
This reminds me when I was a kid and we'd be riding around the neighborhood and see these signs with storks for newborns, it took me well into my teen years to figure out that lbs was pounds. In my head, it was "what the hell is a lub"?
Another friend of mine on a road trip asked me what an Anti Q was...I was baffled until he showed me another sign that said Antique. At the time he was one of the smartest people I knew and ended up going to college for engineering
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 19:16:55 GMT -5
stephan I can see this a subject close to your heart lol
This reminds me when I was a kid and we'd be riding around the neighborhood and see these signs with storks for newborns, it took me well into my teen years to figure out that lbs was pounds. In my head, it was "what the hell is a lub"?
Another friend of mine on a road trip asked me what an Anti Q was...I was baffled until he showed me another sign that said Antique. At the time he was one of the smartest people I knew and ended up going to college for engineering Pounds took me a while, too. When I first moved to the States, I saw signs that read, "$500 Fine for Littering," and thought, "yeah, but who is going to litter with $500 bills?" Took me a while to figure out.
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Post by stephan on Nov 24, 2021 23:44:54 GMT -5
Migraines most recently. Last year, I had a cluster of them that went on for several months back-to-back. Back in the 80s, I was diagnosed with cluster headaches. Untreated, they would normally last for weeks and occasionally for months. (The longest stretched from before Memorial Day to just before Halloween!) Back then, the only thing that offered any relief was codeine, in the form of Tylenol 3. I actually had an unlimited refills script for it. (Can you imagine that today?) Then, in the early 90s, my doctor discovered what for me was a miracle drug: Imitrex! If I can take it as the headache is starting, it generally knocks it out. Even though the headache frequency has reduced over the past 10 years or so, I still keep some Imitrex in the closet - just in case.I remember codeine being given out like candy. I was offered a 30 pill Rx for having a wart frozen off. Imitrex worked for me briefly, and then hit my gut like I’d eaten broken glass. Since then, I’ve been through several as needed. Now I’m on a daily preventative.
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Post by Pat on Nov 25, 2021 0:07:56 GMT -5
This thread reminds me of a linguistic class I took. I wrote a paper on the word THE. My kids thought that was like writing a paper on the letter K. I told them that would be next. It was fun. 😄
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Post by parfive on Nov 25, 2021 1:10:15 GMT -5
yes it does
E. E. Cummings
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Post by fernwood on Nov 25, 2021 10:46:35 GMT -5
Here is a sign I saw and will always remember. Fine to park here. Since it was supposedly fine to park there and the space was next to other parking spaces, someone parked there. I saw a ticket on their car.
Another sign I saw. Children, eat free. No comma needed. Who wants to eat free children?
Some that get me to smile is when someone lists their interests. A comma should always be used after the work cooking. Otherwise it could appear a person wants to cook family members. I was once guilty of forgetting a comma when listing interests on a web page I had recently joined. My mistake made it look like I was interested in sewing my animals. Took a lot of grief for that one.
Sometimes a comma in regulatory signs can go a long way. Parking for Senior pregnant women, disabled veterans and anyone with disabled license plates or a hang tag.
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Post by stephan on Nov 25, 2021 12:06:09 GMT -5
Here is a sign I saw and will always remember. Fine to park here. Since it was supposedly fine to park there and the space was next to other parking spaces, someone parked there. I saw a ticket on their car. Another sign I saw. Children, eat free. No comma needed. Who wants to eat free children? Some that get me to smile is when someone lists their interests. A comma should always be used after the work cooking. Otherwise it could appear a person wants to cook family members. I was once guilty of forgetting a comma when listing interests on a web page I had recently joined. My mistake made it look like I was interested in sewing my animals. Took a lot of grief for that one. Sometimes a comma in regulatory signs can go a long way. Parking for Senior pregnant women, disabled veterans and anyone with disabled license plates or a hang tag. Another one was that the bathroom is only for disabled elderly pregnant children. That’s pretty specific. Not only would punctuation help, but so would a conjuction So, just to beat jasoninsd to this:
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