Punctuation (13)
Jan1305: An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
2nd one, of course!
Jan1305: An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
Had a feeling of deja vu about this Jan..not sure if it was on CS though!
Ah what a difference a little comma can make!
Jan1305: An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."
Us ladies know which one is correct!!!
Guess we all need each other. Woman is the sky man is the earth.
FlowerOfTheSun: Us ladies know which one is correct!!!
No,you think you know which one is correct.
Elley: No,you think you know which one is correct.
Ha!! But see Elley even with the same punctuation, the same sentences can have 2 different meanings ...
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: man is nothing without his/a woman
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: human kind is nothing without women
FlowerOfTheSun: Ha!! But see Elley even with the same punctuation, the same sentences can have 2 different meanings ...
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: man is nothing without his/a woman
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: human kind is nothing without women
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: man is nothing without his/a woman
Woman! Without her, man is nothing. - as in: human kind is nothing without women
Missed that one Flor,thanks for pointing it out. Nicely put.
Elley: Missed that one Flor,thanks for pointing it out. Nicely put.
So had I missed it ... Till I had to think of "something clever" to reply to you!!! 
FlowerOfTheSun: So had I missed it ... Till I had to think of "something clever" to reply to you!!!
Zo,in ze quest to outvit me you haf unvittingly dizcovered ze secret of ze perpetuation of ze species. Hmm,very cunning (not to say honest to admit it)::cheers:
Elley: Zo,in ze quest to outvit me you haf unvittingly dizcovered ze secret of ze perpetuation of ze species. Hmm,very cunning (not to say honest to admit it):
Aksan allemend hein? Moi, Eye preefair ze aksan Frrench wiz zee eenabeeleetee too prronounce ze wordz properlee but wiz a plus softair soonds!! 
twinself: Had a feeling of deja vu about this Jan..not sure if it was on CS though!
Ah what a difference a little comma can make!
Ah what a difference a little comma can make!
tell me about it, i am strugerling here, too many words no commas.
bradlee1: tell me about it, i am strugerling here, too many words no commas.
I used to drive a Comma van many years ago and crashe it. Had to go and tell the boss that the Comma had come to a full stop.
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The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."