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The Curious Power of Punctuation

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  1. wpollock · · focus · HN ↗
    Dang says tomhow is the better moderator.

    Dang, says tomhow, is the better moderator.

    1. jazzprogramming · · focus · HN ↗
      - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.

      - But when, Lord, when?!

      - Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.

      - Ahhhh.

      1. JadeNB · · focus · HN ↗
        > - Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.

        Shouldn't this one be "Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in Paradise?"

        1. jazzprogramming · · focus · HN ↗
          You're right of course, that is the grammatically correct way. I guess I was dangerously forcing my poetic license.

          But it's still a good example of where a comma (or lack of) can make all the difference.

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