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Golden  +  227453 Sun, 21 May 06 01:42 PM
No one pays any attention to punctuation marks(including me)Embarrassed [:$]. Should I just ignore them. 
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Pinenut  +  227474 Sun, 21 May 06 03:11 PM
 Golden wrote:
No one pays any attention to punctuation marks(including me)Embarrassed [:$]. Should I just ignore them. 


Many do (including me).
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nona the brit  +  227492 Sun, 21 May 06 04:04 PM
Punctuation marks can completely change the meaning of a sentence, so carry on using them.
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The name says it all.
Clive  +  227501 Sun, 21 May 06 04:18 PM

Hi guys,

He put his hand on her knee. She said "Don't! Stop!"

He put his hand on her knee. She said "Don't stop!"

Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymous, 3 yr 172 days ago
 Golden wrote:
No one pays any attention to punctuation marks(including me)Embarrassed [:$]. Should I just ignore them. 
This is obviously a generalization, and as such it is completely inaccurate. Perhaps you are referring to your immediate circle of friends. You might try to be like them, to fit in better with the group. You might try to write English in a manner consistent with educated people. You might try both. When you write informally with your friends, you might adopt the fun (?) style of leaving out punctuation marks, and when you write with others you might show that you have an education and an understanding of how to write English.
Marius Hancu, 3 yr 172 days ago
I suggest checking this out and using it:
http://www.mae.ucsd.edu/mw/hanstyle.html

Thethenothere123  +  227718 Mon, 22 May 06 07:53 AM
 Nona The Brit wrote:
Punctuation marks can completely change the meaning of a sentence, so carry on using them.


There's also a recent book about this.
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Golden, 3 yr 170 days ago
Funny example Clive.
crom, 3 yr 63 days ago

This post is a good remark on punctuation.

However, we need some more examples.

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