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Topic: 3 Punctuation Mistakes That Can Make You Look Like A Cannibal
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Lexxigramer
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posted September 02, 2014 07:29 PM
  
1. Eat your dinner. vs Eat. You’re dinner.Normal: Eat your dinner.
Cannibalistic: Eat. You’re dinner. That apostrophe (‘) is important! There are often a lot of hilarious (sometimes scary) sentences that come about when people confuse “your” and “you’re.” To avoid looking like a creep, it’s best to remember that your is the possessive form of you. It functions just like my does in relation to me. If you get confused by that, you can memorize you’re as the contraction (short form) of “you are.”
Your = the possessive form of you
You’re = the short form of you are. 2. Let’s eat, Grandma. vs. Let’s eat Grandma.
Normal: Let’s eat, Grandma.
Cannibalistic: Let’s eat Grandma. The comma here is critical. The comma tells the reader that Granny isn’t the object of the verb “eat.” That is, with the comma, Granny isn’t on the main course tonight. The function of the comma here is to show that the sentence “let’s eat” is directed to an audience, Grandma. 3. I love cooking, my dogs, and my family. vs. I love cooking my dogs and my family.
Normal: I love cooking, my dogs, and my family.
Cannibalistic: I love cooking my dogs and my family. Similar to number two, the commas here keep the nouns “dogs” and “family” from becoming unintentional objects of the verb “cooking.” In general, use commas to break up the items in lists.
http://www.grammarly.com/blog/2014/3-punctuation-mistakes-that-can-make-you-l ook-like-a-cannibal/ ------------------
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Ayelet
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posted September 02, 2014 07:43 PM
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Lexxigramer
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posted September 02, 2014 07:45 PM
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Randall
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posted September 05, 2014 02:45 PM
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Randall
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posted September 14, 2014 01:56 PM
Don't be a cannibal.IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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posted September 14, 2014 04:16 PM
But many parts are edible...Take this Broccoli, for example.
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Lexxigramer
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posted September 14, 2014 05:14 PM
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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
But many parts are edible...Take this Broccoli, for example.
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That is an Asparagus, not a Broccoli. 
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Lexxigramer
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posted September 14, 2014 05:17 PM
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Originally posted by Randall:
Don't be a cannibal.
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Randall
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posted September 15, 2014 03:55 PM
When you don't use good punctuation, you order the wrong airline tickets. When you order the wrong airline tickets, you and your family end up in the wrong country. When you end up in the wrong country, you walk for miles to find civilization. When you walk for miles to find civilization, you run across a tribe of headshrinkers. When you run across a tribe of headshrinkers, they invite you to dinner. When they invite you to dinner, you either become dinner OR you become a cannibal. Don't become a cannibal. Use good punctuation. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted September 15, 2014 05:48 PM
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Randall
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posted September 16, 2014 01:53 PM
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Lexxigramer
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posted September 16, 2014 09:23 PM
CrAcKeD Me Up!
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Randall
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posted September 17, 2014 03:56 PM
I can be creative at times.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted September 17, 2014 10:30 PM
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Randall
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posted September 18, 2014 01:56 PM
I should make commercials.IP: Logged |
Ellynlvx
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posted September 18, 2014 04:04 PM
That Would be a Good One.Why didn't I think of that? IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted September 18, 2014 08:43 PM
I got the basic idea of unrelated things connecting from a Direct TV commercial. IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted September 18, 2014 10:00 PM
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Randall
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posted October 19, 2014 01:12 PM
Don't be a Terminus Citizen on Walking Dead (inside joke).IP: Logged |
GeminiKarat
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posted October 19, 2014 02:56 PM
That is funny! I like your topics and I read them to improve my English. I hope I did not make a mistake.  IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted October 19, 2014 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by GeminiKarat:
That is funny! I like your topics and I read them to improve my English. I hope I did not make a mistake.
Hello! 
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Randall
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posted October 30, 2014 10:58 AM
Enjoy, GK!IP: Logged |
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posted October 31, 2014 11:19 AM
Your English seems fine to me.IP: Logged |
Lexxigramer
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posted October 31, 2014 11:50 PM
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Randall
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posted November 01, 2014 12:58 PM
Practice makes perfect.IP: Logged |
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