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Punctuation is very important. Read the second sentence like this. A woman (pause) without her (pause) man is nothing.

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Why This Shirt Works:

As much as you probably hate to admit it, your high school English teacher may have been right all along. Grammar and punctuation are important if you want to get your message across clearly. You may live your whole life and never hear this statement at a party, "You know what this world needs?... Better punctuation!" Yet it's amazing what a few small marks (commas, periods, semi-colons, etc.) in a sentence can do.

People are apparently interested in proper punctuation as well. Lynne Truss has sold millions of copies of her book, Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. The title is based on a panda bear joke that is bound to make at least your high school English teacher laugh. From www.eatsshootsandleaves.com:

A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder. "I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up. "The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation. "Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

So punctuation really does matter, even if it is only occasionally a matter of life and death.

If you're not convinced that punctuation is important then check out the following classic example of the power of punctuation. Which letter would you rather receive?

Letter #1:

Dear Jon:

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?

Gloria

Letter #2:

Dear Jon:

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,
Gloria