Punctuation
Posted: 06 Oct 2015, 22:14
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So, - a wealthy industrialist sends his wife on a continental holiday.
"Have all the fun you want, and buy what you need" he says, "But, call me before you buy anything of excessive extravagance."
As the story goes , the wife see's a large rare diamond and decides she .- just has to have it.
She telegraphs him ( I know, in this day and age, right?) about the diamond and tells him it'd make her the happiest woman in the world..
.... they are asking $78,000.
He receives her telegram and writes ; No, price to high!... he hands the note to the operator...
The operator sends the message, .. omitting the comma.
She was delighted, , to say the least,, to read her husbands encouraging words. .. .. No price too high !
.....
just thought I'd pass that along to the shackled here who are in the habit of leaving notes for their significant others...
So, - a wealthy industrialist sends his wife on a continental holiday.
"Have all the fun you want, and buy what you need" he says, "But, call me before you buy anything of excessive extravagance."
As the story goes , the wife see's a large rare diamond and decides she .- just has to have it.
She telegraphs him ( I know, in this day and age, right?) about the diamond and tells him it'd make her the happiest woman in the world..
.... they are asking $78,000.
He receives her telegram and writes ; No, price to high!... he hands the note to the operator...
The operator sends the message, .. omitting the comma.
She was delighted, , to say the least,, to read her husbands encouraging words. .. .. No price too high !
.....
just thought I'd pass that along to the shackled here who are in the habit of leaving notes for their significant others...
