On Oct 27, 2006, at 4:50 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6383383
"Eats, Shoots & Leaves" is a book worth reading for those interested
in punctuation.
One of my favourite Simpsonisms is Lionel Hutz's business card with
its suspicious printing e
Op Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:32:23 +0200 schreef Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> It's interesting you should say that. As a native reader/speaker of
> English it is immediately obvious to me, but I believe another
> non-native speaker on this list once confessed to being baffled by the
> use of commas in E
>
>
>I have Rogers cable and a pay as you go cell phone.
>
Who do you use for the phone and are they any good.
David J Brooks wrote:
>>On 10/26/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>>Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
>>>punctuation and grammar
> On 10/26/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
>> punctuation and grammar in email messages. One of the participants made
>> comments to the effect that communication via email and on message boards
>> and mail lists was
Mark Roberts wrote:
> Bob Shell wrote:
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>>On Oct 26, 2006, at 12:07 PM, John Forbes wrote:
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>>>On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:50:30 +0100, Joseph Tainter
>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>>...now we should return to discussing either jco or the swiss navy.
>>>
>>>JCO and the Swiss Navy. Both
mike wilson wrote:
>http://www.thateden.co.uk/dirk/
Utterly useless.
And brilliant!
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Bob Shell wrote:
>On Oct 26, 2006, at 12:07 PM, John Forbes wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:50:30 +0100, Joseph Tainter
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> ...now we should return to discussing either jco or the swiss navy.
>>
>> JCO and the Swiss Navy. Both equally improbable. But both,
>>
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> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:50:30 +0100, Joseph Tainter
> <[EMAIL
On Oct 26, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Bob W wrote:
> It's interesting you should say that. As a native reader/speaker of
> English it is immediately obvious to me, but I believe another
> non-native speaker on this list once confessed to being baffled by the
> use of commas in English, and the way their p
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> Subject: Re: Punctuation
>
> I can see the immediate merit of proper grammar and punctuation...
>
> But then of course the precise reason why that very comma was
> interpreted in that very way in the article you posted totally
escapes
> me. Probabl
On Oct 26, 2006, at 12:07 PM, John Forbes wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:50:30 +0100, Joseph Tainter
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ...now we should return to discussing either jco or the swiss navy.
>
> JCO and the Swiss Navy. Both equally improbable. But both,
> apparently,
> exist. The
On Oct 26, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
> punctuation and grammar in email messages. One of the participants
> made
> comments to the effect that communication via email and on message
> boards
> and mail lists was
Hi!
> It makes them separate clauses. If it said, renewed for five years or
> ... it would make it a choice. As it reads it can only be ended after
> each five year period if a one year notice is given. A clearer way of
> saying it would have been, "Will be automatically renewed for another
> five
hey whats the big deal ee cummings did it years ago with his poetry and
became known for it whts next a discushun ov fonetic speling im going
bak to luk at snoflaks oops r the < nd > kunsidrd punktooashun
mitch
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using
It makes them separate clauses. If it said, renewed for five years or
... it would make it a choice. As it reads it can only be ended after
each five year period if a one year notice is given. A clearer way of
saying it would have been, "Will be automatically renewed for another
five year perio
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:50:30 +0100, Joseph Tainter
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...now we should return to discussing either jco or the swiss navy.
JCO and the Swiss Navy. Both equally improbable. But both, apparently,
exist. The truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
John
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Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
punctuation and grammar in email messages. One of the participants made
comments to the effect that communication via email and on message
boards and mail lists was not important enough for him to take the time
to add apostrophes a
True. IMO your paragraph should have read:
> Recently, a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
> punctuation and grammar in email messages. One of the participants made
> comments to the effect that communication via email, message boards,
> and mail lists was not important e
I can see the immediate merit of proper grammar and punctuation...
But then of course the precise reason why that very comma was
interpreted in that very way in the article you posted totally escapes
me. Probably some commas should have been inserted in the previous
message ;-).
Thanks!
On 10/26
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> Recently a few messages here "discussed" the value of using good
> punctuation and grammar in email messages. One of the participants made
> comments to the effect that communication via email and on message boards
> and mail lists was not important enough for him to take t
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