tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post892547545933496379..comments2023-10-23T10:48:21.362-07:00Comments on Red Lion Reports: Apologia pro Grammatica (I think this is right)Marie T. Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697870656185092759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-41850711564641335622009-03-03T19:27:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:27:00.000-08:00Interesting. I note that while there is nothing wr...Interesting. I note that while there is nothing wrong with the punctuation in either version, the punctuation chosen for the second version produces an absurd result.David Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038305833028994907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-25330051717492159702009-02-26T12:22:00.000-08:002009-02-26T12:22:00.000-08:00Ah, the power of punctuation. This reminds me of ...Ah, the power of punctuation. This reminds me of an anecdote from an English class, oh so many years ago.<BR/><BR/>The following phrase was written on the chalkboard and we were asked to punctuate it: "a woman without her man is nothing."<BR/><BR/>There were two predominant variations:<BR/><BR/>1. "A woman, without her man, is nothing."<BR/><BR/>2. "A woman: without her, man is nothing."Kelly Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576564623143850806noreply@blogger.com