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The Power of Punctuations

 
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Punctuation changes the whole meaning of the sentence!
Punctuation. It has been used and abused. Just adding a comma, colon, semi-colon, or any other punctuation mark can change the whole meaning of the sentence.
Here is an example:
- A woman, without her man, is nothing. 
- A woman: without her, man is nothing.
The first one is saying that if a woman is not with her man, then she is nothing, or not worth anything. The second one is the reverse. It is saying that without a woman, a man is nothing. It may also be talking about mankind. Since woman is the base of society and is the nurturing mother; without women, man cannot exist.
Did you notice the major difference in ihe meanings? Just adding the colon and comma changed the whole point thai was gelling across.
Punctuation changes the whole meaning of the sentence!
Punctuation. It has been used and abused. Just adding a comma, colon, semi-colon, or any other punctuation mark can change the whole meaning of the sentence.
Here is an example:
- A woman, without her man, is nothing. 
- A woman: without her, man is nothing.
The first one is saying that if a woman is not with her man, then she is nothing, or not worth anything. The second one is the reverse. It is saying that without a woman, a man is nothing. It may also be talking about mankind. Since woman is the base of society and is the nurturing mother; without women, man cannot exist.
Did you notice the major difference in the meanings? Just adding the colon and comma changed the whole point that was getting across.



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