Magic of marks of punctuation
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The document discusses the critical importance of punctuation with historical examples, notably a comma error in a 1872 tariff act that cost the US government millions due to misinterpretation of duty exemptions on tropical plants. It highlights the profound impact of punctuation in altering meanings and legal outcomes, illustrated through various sentences. Additionally, it lists educational products and services offered, focusing on English language training and professional development.
Magic of marks of punctuation
- 1. 1 MAGIC OF MARKS OF PUNCTUATION
- 2. Pardon Impossible, to be sent to Siberia! Pardon, impossible to be sent to Siberia! There is an interesting bit of history behind this sentence!
- 3. Hang him, not let him free! Vs. Hang him not, let him free!
- 4. Let us eat, daddy! Vs. Let us eat daddy!
- 5. In 1872, wrong placement of comma cost millions of dollars in import duties to US government. In a tariff act passed in 1872, list of duty free items included: “Fruit plants, tropical & semi tropical.” A government clerk put the mark of comma at wrong place, which made the sentence read: “Fruit, plants tropical & semi tropical.” Importers successfully contested in the courts that the passage as written meant that all tropical & semitropical plants were exempted from payment of duty.
- 6. The murder protested his innocence an hour after he was hanged. The murder protested his innocence. An hour after, he was hanged. Private- No swimming allowed. Private? No. Swimming allowed.
- 7. The butler stood by the door & called the guests’ names. The butler stood by the door & called the guests names. The criminal, says the judge, should be hanged. The criminal says, the judge should be hanged.
- 8. & finally The inspector said, “The teacher is a fool.” “The inspector,” said the teacher “is a fool.”
- 9. 9 MAGIC OF MARKS OF PUNCTUATION
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