Help support TMP


"Why punctuation matters" Topic


7 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.


Back to the Language Plus Board


Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Recent Link


Featured Ruleset

Solo Ops


Rating: gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star gold star 


Featured Showcase Article

Heroscape: Road to the Forgotten Forest

It's a terrain expansion for Heroscape, but will non-Heroscape gamers be attracted by the trees?


Featured Workbench Article

3Dprinting A River

Playing with rivers on a 3Dprinter.


Featured Profile Article

How They Pack It: Old Guard Painters

How does Old Guard Painters get those painted figures safely to your door?


Current Poll


1,536 hits since 16 Apr 2016
©1994-2025 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?


TMP logo

Membership

Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
Personal logo John the OFM Supporting Member of TMP16 Apr 2016 4:57 p.m. PST

proteinwisdom.com/?p=41851

We have been paying the price ever since. grin

So, I say "PTUI!" to all those apostrophe abusers, those who cannot use "less and fewer" properly, etc., and think it matters not.

kyoteblue16 Apr 2016 5:27 p.m. PST

The Horror'ed.

Streitax16 Apr 2016 7:19 p.m. PST

Nothing can stand between the legislature and your pocket.

Brian Bronson17 Apr 2016 5:55 a.m. PST

How about this one:
Love people. Cook them Tasty food.
Vs
Love people. Cook them. Tasty food.

My wife is a great cook and has that saying near our kitchen (the first one!) I keep threatening to "correct" the punctuation for her!

Terrement17 Apr 2016 6:48 a.m. PST

Or for post-apoc zombie gamers:

"Let's eat, Grandma" vs. "Let's eat Grandma."


link

Toronto4817 Apr 2016 8:39 a.m. PST

picture

Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP19 Apr 2016 7:32 a.m. PST

Reminds me of a moment from The West Wing, where the character Toby "finds a typo in the Constitution." (Details and explanation here, though with more legalese than is necessary: link )

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.