Monday, May 11, 2009

Punctuation matters!!

Compare these two statements:

Stupid cancer survivors rule!

Stupid cancer, survivors rule!

For more of these pithy pearls of wisdom, read the kids' version of Eats, Shoots, and Leaves.
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21 comments:

  1. MottelMay 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Meh.

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  2. DovidMay 11, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    of course puncuation matters:

    "yashka is the lord, read the bible"
    "yashka is the Lord? read the bible"

    I thought of that when I read a bumpersticker which had no punctuation.

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  3. CMay 11, 2009 at 9:46 PM

    Eats shoot and leaves!! Classic. My grandmother, AH used to tell that one. Tis a great joke :).

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  4. eMay 11, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Your grandmother sounds like a woman after my own heart.

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  5. eMay 11, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    One of my favorites, from "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves":
    Those dirty things are my brother's.

    Those dirty things are my brothers.

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  6. CMay 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    I like that one as well.

    My grandmother was a funny chap. Maybe one day I'll do a post on her humor. Maybe.

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  7. eMay 11, 2009 at 10:21 PM

    @mottel

    Meh? Is that the best you can come up with. Y'know, on this blog you can subscribe without leaving a comment.

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  8. MottelMay 11, 2009 at 10:27 PM

    Meh. Not just Meh (stam - un di nekudah)
    My point is to stress the transitory nature of punctuation. Like the cement that holds the stones together, punctuation is what gives shape to the stones of letters . . . Taking them from the state of letters of thought to actual ideas.
    So I repeat.
    Meh.

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  9. eMay 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    please.

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  10. bonneMay 12, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    Yes, I never quite learned grammar. I tend to make it up as I go along...

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  11. Just like a guyMay 12, 2009 at 2:34 AM

    C: your grandmother was a chap?!

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  12. Matthew ZacharyMay 12, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Technically, it's:

    Stupid Cancer! Survivors Rule!

    Matthew Zachary
    13-Year Young Adult Survivor
    Founder/CEO
    I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation

    web: http://i2y.com
    twitter: http://twitter.i2y.com
    facebook: http://facebook.i2y.com

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  13. eMay 12, 2009 at 5:34 PM

    Matthew, it's an honor to have an expert on this here humble blog.

    If you were addressing the cancer, then you'd say, "Stupid cancer, survivors rule!"

    If you want to comment on cancer's intellectual capabilities AND assert the greatness of survivors, then your way is correct.

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  14. MottelMay 12, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    e. I believe Matthew is associated with the Tweet that inspired your post v'dal

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  15. CMay 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    TRS: Technically, not. But she was a tomboy as a kid...

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  16. CheerioMay 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    as were we all?

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  17. eMay 18, 2009 at 12:27 AM

    not the males among us.

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  18. CheerioMay 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    that "we" was obviously referring to a female "we".

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  19. CheerioMay 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    also i still have to read "Eats, Shoots, And Leaves". anyone want to lend it to me?

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  20. MushkieOctober 21, 2009 at 5:27 AM

    i would if i could find my copy. 32nd BEST book ever. and here's my favorite:

    "Have you eaten, Mother?"
    "Have you eaten Mother?"

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  21. eOctober 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM

    32nd best book ever? What are the first 31?

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Forth shall ye all hold.

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