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LVNNE TRUSS illustrated by

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Punctuation marks are the t r a f f i c signals o f language: they t e l l us t o slow down, notice th is , take a detour, o r stop.

O f a l l the punctuation marks, the comma i s the most used and misused. Commas can create havoc when they are l e f t out or a r e put i n the wrong spot, and the results o f misuse can be hilarious. This l i t t l e dot with a t a i l has the power t o change the meaning o f a sentence by connecting things tha t shouldn't b.e connected or breaking apart things that should stay together.

So enjoy laughing a t some o f the ways commas can change everything !

Lynne Truss

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Fter we lert, Grandma. Mummy and I skipped about i n *he park.