Correct Punctuation is any system, method, scheme, or conspiracy of punctuation which either improves the intelligibility of a piece of writing, or at least does not decrease the intelligibility of that piece.
Incorrect punctuation makes the clear obscure, and the obscure obscurer.
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My favorite is the report on a panda's diet. It was a one liner with too much punctuation: "Eats, shoots, and leaves."
ReplyDeleteMine is the headline of the cub reporter with too much punctuation:
ReplyDelete"Nut, bolts, and screws."