Subj : Re: PandaSwitch
To   : Ardith Hinton
From : Denis Mosko
Date : Tue Sep 08 2020 16:07:26

   Привет, Ardith!

    Ответ на сообщение Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) к Denis Mosko, написанное 16 май 20 в 17:32:
 DM>>  Eats shoots and leaves.'
 DM>>  Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)
 AH>           I don't know what was in the sandwich.  Could alfalfa
 AH> sprouts or bean sprouts legitimately be regarded as "shoots"?  Hmm....
 AH> :-)
 AH>           This is a wonderful example of how punctuation may confuse
 AH> or clarify the author's meaning... and to those among us who have not
 AH> yet had the pleasure of reading it I'd highly recommend Lynne Truss's
 AH> book EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES.
 AH>           According to WIKI this book is dedicated to the Bolshevik
 AH> printers of St. Petersburg who demanded they be paid the same rate for
 AH> punctuation marks as for letters.  AFAIK both require the same amount
 AH> of time & effort... [chuckle].
Time > than effort or
Effort > than time?

.... Respect,S.K. [*Elite* from Z80 to PC] [FAR 3.0] [e-Ink]
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