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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: punctuation counts #20932 03/02/2001 5:43 PM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered I remember there being a similar exercise in grade school, to the effect of: Mary: "Mom, do you mind helping me with my homework?" Mom: "No, I don't want to do it now." punctuated properly, Mom's response has an entirely different meaning: "No, I don't. Want to do it now?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted punctuation counts Sparteye 03/02/2001 3:53 PM Re: punctuation counts Bobyoungbalt 03/02/2001 4:16 PM Re: punctuation counts Sparteye 03/02/2001 5:41 PM Re: punctuation counts Faldage 03/02/2001 5:52 PM Re: punctuation counts Bobyoungbalt 03/02/2001 7:18 PM Re: punctuation counts wwh 03/03/2001 1:27 AM Re: punctuation counts Bingley 03/03/2001 9:44 AM Re: punctuation counts wwh 03/03/2001 1:53 PM Re: punctuation counts Scribbler 03/06/2001 6:15 PM Re: punctuation counts wwh 03/06/2001 8:18 PM Re: punctuation counts paulb 03/07/2001 5:26 AM Re: punctuation counts rodward 03/28/2001 10:37 AM Re: punctuation counts Jackie 03/07/2001 1:09 PM Re: punctuation counts Scribbler 03/07/2001 1:39 PM Re: silent reading Bingley 03/28/2001 10:17 AM Re: punctuation counts Faldage 03/06/2001 8:40 PM Re: punctuation counts Bridget 03/09/2001 11:10 AM Re: punctuation counts Bridget 03/09/2001 11:11 AM Re: punctuation counts shanks 03/09/2001 11:34 AM Re: punctuation counts Bridget 03/09/2001 11:01 AM Re: punctuation counts tsuwm 03/02/2001 4:24 PM Re: punctuation counts Anonymous 03/02/2001 5:43 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard

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