Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Punctuation is Important




This gem was posted by one of my Great Aunts, on my mom’s wall. My mom doesn’t discuss bodily functions ever. However, my great aunts always ALWAYS have. As teenagers my sister and I would howl with laughter on the way home from a visit as we counted the incidents of poo and gas mentioned. 


So you can understand how this post, with no punctuation, sent to my mom while she had a stomach bug could be misinterpreted. How *I* and everyone else read it:


I hope you are better today, no gas to come. See about you, love you, and worry about you.

How it was intended:


I hope you are better today. No gas[oline] to come see about you. Love you and worry about you.


Punctuation is important.

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