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Subject: OT - Humor - Why punctuation is important

dialyn opened this issue on Jun 06, 2003 · 1 posts
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dialyn ( ) posted Fri, 06 June 2003 at 9:59 AM · edited Sun, 18 August 2024 at 5:52 AM

A nearsighted minister glanced at the note that Mrs. Jones had sent to him by an usher. The note read: "Bill Jones having gone to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety." Failing to observe the punctuation, he startled his audience by announcing aloud: "Bill Jones, having gone to see his wife, desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety."

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