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“Anne Boleyn walked around and talked to her ladies in waiting half an hour after her head was cut off.”
“Anne Boleyn walked around and talked to her ladies in waiting; half an hour after, her head was cut off.”
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"The student said the teacher is crazy."
"The student, said the teacher, is crazy."
EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES, by Lynn Truss
Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.
Truly I tell you today, you will be with me in Paradise.
I'm sorry, you can't go with us.
I'm sorry you can't go with us.
The classic:
”Let’s eat grandma.”
Or ...
“Let’s eat, grandma.”
It's the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse or helping your uncle jack off a horse.
We saw flowers climbing the mountain.
Vs
We saw flowers, climbing the mountain.
In a composition now
Jim where John had had had had had had had had had.
Vs
Jim, where John had had "had", had had, "had had".
jp1692, Commas save lives!
One that isn´t helped much by punctuation -
If your eye falls on a bargain please pick it up.
