13 punctuation fails that put a very different spin on the meaning
Punctuation helps people read what you’ve written in the way you intended. When punctuation marks are left out or used incorrectly, it can really mess up the meaning of the text – like with these awkward examples.
1. Don’t smoke them anywhere, for that matter
2. Some people shouldn’t be allowed pets
3. When is it open season on pedestrians?
4. Probably for the best
5. She’s probably right
6. Anu needs to learn about possessive apostrophes
7. What’s Boy syrup?
8. Quite right too – they’re doing a great job
9. Perhaps just keep your children away from that area
10. What did Wendy do to deserve this?
11. And that’s how you get banned from restaurants
12. That’s quite the wrong turn
13. Kathleen does what to the aviation expert?
But every now and then, the wrong punctuation reveals an accidental truth:
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