Washington Post,Sept.20,2009: The Importance of Punctuation -Even though rules may be changing for text-messaging and e-mailing, the rules have not changed for regular writing.
The main thing about punctuation is to notice it. Reading is not just getting the sense off the page; it is also about hearing the words; following an argument; listening." Here I remember the Chinese language may be translated or interpreted with nuance,a subtle difference in meaning from tones in Sino-American economics. Therefore, machine translation has problems and learning from the natives would be the best bet for learning Mandarin or Wu dialect.(Shanghainese) Moreover,Economics is a compound and complex field of inexact science involving Lingonomics with duplicity to a certain degree. Language-savvy and Savvy in Economics would be a difficult task,indeed!
The following is about English punctuation: -
If you put a punctuation mark in the wrong place, it can completely change the meaning of the sentence. For example, look at these two sentences. How does the comma change the meaning?
"Annie walked on her head, a little higher than usual." e.g. Annie has upside down position as an acrobat.
"Annie walked on, her head a little higher than usual." e.g. Annie is satisfied as to raise her head a bit.
Call me Tom. e.g. Tom said to himself.
Call me, Tom. e.g. Another person said to Tom to call him.
"Keys to Economic Understanding" is another edition of "Keys for Economic Understanding" www.ask.com for reference in Economics.
Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao on Sunday,September 20, 2009 at 6.36 a.m.
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