Leslie Baker passes along an example of the importance of punctuation.
"I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be yours?
Now, here's the fun part. Without changing the order of the words, just by using different punctuation and capitalization, can you change the entire meaning of that message? Remember, you can't change or rearrange the words, just use commas and periods in different places and change the capitalization of sentences accordingly.
Ms. Bulletin Board, tease that she is, will print the revised version Wednesday.
Almanac:: On this day in 1967, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
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