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Arkansas Granny

(32,264 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2020, 05:58 AM Mar 2020

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Punctuation is important.

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Punctuation is important. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Mar 2020 OP

Very Important, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #1

A fine illustration. Arkansas Granny Mar 2020 #2

Let's eat Grandma. jberryhill Mar 2020 #7

The classic example I always remember DFW Mar 2020 #3

+1 n/t Laelth Mar 2020 #4

Commas save lives cannabis_flower Mar 2020 #5

All Solid And Useful Instances, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #6

That would be ma'am cannabis_flower Mar 2020 #8

I Shall Try And Remember, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #9

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)

1. Very Important, Ma'am

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 07:24 AM

Mar 2020

You may have heard of the panda who went into a restaurant and had a nice meal. When done, the panda stood, produced an Ak-47 and opened fire into the room, then departed. Asked why he'd done that, the panda replied "A panda eats, shoots, and leaves."

Arkansas Granny

(32,264 posts)

2. A fine illustration.

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 07:35 AM

Mar 2020

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

7. Let's eat Grandma.

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:49 PM

Mar 2020

DFW

(59,761 posts)

3. The classic example I always remember

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 07:46 AM

Mar 2020

Good grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

4. +1 n/t

Reply to DFW (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 10:38 AM

Mar 2020

-Laelth

cannabis_flower

(3,919 posts)

5. Commas save lives

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 08:20 AM

Mar 2020

I like cooking dogs and my family.

Not the same as: I like cooking, dogs, and my family.

Let's eat Grandma.

Not the same as: Let's eat, Grandma.

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)

6. All Solid And Useful Instances, Sir

Reply to cannabis_flower (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:03 PM

Mar 2020

cannabis_flower

(3,919 posts)

8. That would be ma'am

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 04:00 PM

Mar 2020

No offense taken.

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)

9. I Shall Try And Remember, Ma'am

Reply to cannabis_flower (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 04:07 PM

Mar 2020

I do tend towards the absent minded at times.

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