Today's post will show the importance of including commas, semicolons, and hyphens in everyday writing.
Exhibit A:
What they meant: "Let's attack, Calvin."
What they wrote: "Let's attack Calvin."
Without the comma, our game of Halo went from cooperative fun to cold-blooded betrayal. This is why we should just get an Xbox headset instead of gameplanning on AIM.
Exhibit B:
What they meant: "The following people are promoted: Auyeung, Mike; Ortiz, David."
What they wrote: "The following people are promoted: Auyeung, Mike, Ortiz, David."
Since his boss didn't use a semicolon, Mikey thought his 4 colleagues: Auyeung Lee, Mike Chan, Ortiz Rasputin, and David Pedroia got the promotion he had worked so hard for. By the time Mikey realized he got the promotion, his boss's toupee had already been vacuumed off his head.
Exhibit C:
What they meant: "Steve Jobs re-signs as Apple CEO."
What they wrote: "Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO."
By forgetting the hyphen, now everyone thinks Steve Jobs is leaving his position at Apple. In actuality, he has re-signed with his company for 8 years, 120 million dollars. Hopefully, Chris Johnson doesn't demand to be paid like a top CEO.
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5 comments:
haha wow he did resign
people will gain the inside scoop when they read this butt hen again who actually reads our blog anymore
haha, butt hen
also great use of bold, italics, and underline.
Prayers for CJ worked!
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