Greetings from the virtual desk of Professional Text Mistress
To put the commas in the right place!
The comma makes all the difference!
Dear Client,
Let me explain why editing and proofing matters, so that you do not pick any content writer but the right one. You need the services of a perfect wordsmith to put the commas in the right place. A wrongly place comma for instance can break someone’s heart or drain millions of dollars and rupees.
Look at the following examples to understand what damage a misplaced comma does:
An oft-given example is….
“A woman without her man is nothing.”
The meaning changes when it is written:
- A woman: without her, man is nothing
- Woman, without her man, is nothing
The use of comma in the sentence alters the meaning.
Another example
Let’s eat grandpa
(are we supposed to eat grandpa for dinner)
Let’s eat, grandpa
(invite to grandpa to eat with everyone else)
The truth about writing
All professional writers struggle to use the comma in the right places. Grammar tells us that a comma is a pause between parts of a sentence. But while writing it is not easy to figure out where it should be place. There are many rules of using it and each style guide offers different explanations.
Google around and you may check out some more mistakes when comma is not used correctly. Grammar Nazis are all over Facebook and Twitter to correct mistakes. Just to end this tattle…another gem from the error treasure box
I do hope you now understand the need of a professional wordsmith not only to place the commas in the right place but also to give more meaning to your business. I also hope we shall shake hands soon.
Nivedita Nagpal