Sentence examples for confusing punctuation from inspiring English sources
Americans in their young republic were also already going into decline, too: Adams Sherman Hill, a Harvard professor of rhetoric, found "the work of even good scholars disfigured by bad spelling, confusing punctuation, ungrammatical, obscure, ambiguous, or inelegant expressions" in 1879.
December 5, 1791 James Madison House of Representatives Dear James, How is it almost 1792?! Quick question on the right to bear arms thing in your "Bill of Rights" — the wording and punctuation are slightly confusing.
From the nonsensical punctuation to the hilariously confusing closing metaphor, there's a lot to love about this post, our favorite thing being this pretty telling Freudian slip: "I'm a photography".
Tashko, asked to speak on his own behalf, had his text prepared beforehand by the Soviet embassy and, having gotten confused, accidentally read the punctuation mark for a full stop in Russian amid a burst of laughter from those present.
The Angels (no relation to Charlie's) argues that we office workers can no longer afford to be confused over commas or perplexed by punctuation marks.
On the other hand, it has been argued that an issue of punctuation in later manuscripts confused Bede's meaning on this point, and that he in fact meant to refer to Penda as being responsible for the war.
