An English professor wrote the words: "A woman without her man is nothing" on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly. All of the males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing." All the females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing." Punctuation is powerful.
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I have similar examples like this.
"Save him not hang him" (it is a telegram received by a jailer who is in the process of executing a capital punishment). This is basically a matter of survival and death. If the jailer reads this as "Save him not, hang him," then it is gone. On the other hand, if he reads it like this, "Save him, not hang him," it means he has to stop the execution process. It is about someone's life, do you agree?
Similarly, "Chhodo math maro" (in Hindi). If someone understands it like this, "chhodo math, maro," (meaning don't leave him, beat him); on the other hand, if this is read like this, "Chhodo, math maro" (Leave him, do not beat him), both interpretations make a lot of difference, right?
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"Save him not hang him" (it is a telegram received by a jailer who is in the process of executing a capital punishment). This is basically a matter of survival and death. If the jailer reads this as "Save him not, hang him," then it is gone. On the other hand, if he reads it like this, "Save him, not hang him," it means he has to stop the execution process. It is about someone's life, do you agree?
Similarly, "Chhodo math maro" (in Hindi). If someone understands it like this, "chhodo math, maro," (meaning don't leave him, beat him); on the other hand, if this is read like this, "Chhodo, math maro" (Leave him, do not beat him), both interpretations make a lot of difference, right?
Thanks.
Regards, Balaji
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In school, I was taught that punctuation can either hang him or not let him go. Our English teacher explained the importance of punctuation marks. Later, in school itself, I realized that English can be dangerous if not used properly.
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Here is another one: A school principal commented that punctuation was unnecessary. Responding to this, the next day, the teacher wrote the following on the staff room board: "The Principal said the teacher is a fool." When the Principal saw this, he smiled until the teacher went on to put in a couple of punctuation marks, after which the statement read: "The Principal, said the teacher, is a fool."
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It means "A WOMAN not only can give happiness but can lead a MAN towards SUCCESS PATH, PLAY MULTIPLE ROLES which a MAN can't do. At the same time, a WOMAN can even be the cause for destruction."
We should never underestimate a WOMAN because ALMIGHTY itself has blessed her with MULTIPLE SKILLS, which a man can't even dream about.
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We should never underestimate a WOMAN because ALMIGHTY itself has blessed her with MULTIPLE SKILLS, which a man can't even dream about.
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