Subject: For Gary Popkin : Fwd: Punctuation Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:40:45 -0500 To: lpny_discussion From: Bob Armstrong --- Original Message --- From: "Ed Weinberg" >=A0Punctuation >=A0----------- >=A0According to The Economist (Dec. 6, p. 51), a book on= punctuation is a >=A0best seller in Britain. =A0The book's author uses the following= example to >=A0demonstrate the importance of properly placing commas: >=A0"A panda walks into a cafe. =A0He orders a sandwich, eats it,= draws a gun >=A0and fires. =A0As he is on his way out, the waiter asks him why.= =A0The panda >=A0hands him a badly punctuated wildlife manual. =A0The waiter= reads, "Panda: >=A0Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. =A0Eats,= shoots >=A0and leaves."" --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864