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"Karen" wrote in message
... in article , Marina at wrote on 9/21/03 11:32 PM: "Karen" wrote I notice in grading essays, the most important thing for me in understanding content is punctuation!! Oh. yes, I notice that in my work, too, when I edit theses and articles. Have to add a lot of commas and stuff to make it readable. -- Marina Lack of commas is definitely the number one offender! I'm soon retiring from 30+ years in advertising work for a boiler company. I have spent years putting technical papers into readable English (or at least trying to make the meaning unambiguous), and found that the major problem was too many commas. For some reason, the engineer types I worked with used lots of commas when they could use a period and start a new sentence. After a while I figured that they loved commas because they were more complex (a dot with a curlicue) than periods (which after all were only dots). Dick Wilson |
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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:38:33 -0500, "JHBennett"
wrote: My cousin bucked this to me and, while not pertaining to cats directly--although it may indicate how they think--it is something which a group of bright people ought to find interesting. Accordingly: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Raeidng In Cnoextt Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? YEHA1 |
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Sherry wrote:
Definitely. And it surprises and dismays me at the young people who don't know how to punctuate properly. Or, they end every sentence with an exclamation point!! Like this!! Arrggh. Remember that song a few years ago.... I love you period. Do you love me question mark Please, please exclamation point I wanna hold you in parentheses.... I always wondered if this was about a guy in love with his English teacher. Sherry Never heard that one! Karen Oh, darn. Don't tell me that because now I'm wracking my brain to remember the artist (?)...this was from the noise that filtered through my teenager's door in the mid-90's. The Flaming Lips? The Smashing Pumpkins? Sherry Don't I just love finding stuff on the net... Artist: Dan Baird (lead singer of the Georgia Satellites) Here's his website: http://www.danbaird.net/index.htm Lyrics: http://www.letssingit.com/?http://ww...d-fcwb6v4.html or shorter: http://tinyurl.com/o93h Apparently there's a partial mp3 of the song in question on his own website. Go to discography part 2, you see the name of the song underlined - click on the name of the song, and you'll be asked to download the mp3... -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Christine in Vantaa, Finland (Europe) Email: christal63(at)yahoo(dot)com Photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 |
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JHBennett wrote
Raeidng In Cnoextt Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? Celtnariy wroks. Srnatge! -- David Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI Bp+W B 10 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P B+ PA+ PL+ SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 1 Y++ L-- W- C+ |
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"David Stevenson" wrote in message ... JHBennett wrote Raeidng In Cnoextt Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig, huh? Celtnariy wroks. Srnatge! Not to put yuor *r* nxet to an *n* taht way. Mekas it look lkie an *M* and so cnoufesd me..... Cehers, Jcak |
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