Use Correct Punctuation: Save Lives!

This week I’ve been tweeting out punctuation omissions and it’s true: correct punctuation really can save lives. Indeed, without it, we risk cannibalism and murder.

1. B rian wasn’t convinced the sign offered his walking party all that much protection should they be caught in the cross-hairs of a rifle: HUNTERS PLEASE BE CAREFUL SHOOTING RAMBLERS WALKING THROUGH THESE WOODS.

2. She arrived at the temple and read the sign that hung on the door: THIS IS A HOLY BUILDING. PLEASE REMOVE HEADWEAR AND DON’T DRINK OR EAT PEOPLE AT PRAYER. She planned to stay a while so it was lucky she’d had her lunch.

3. She was exhausted and longed to sit down but the notice was clear: PLEASE ONLY SIT HERE IF YOU ARE ELDERLY DISABLED PREGNANT CHILDREN.

4 . He was ill; very ill. He knew it. He had all the symptoms: headaches; stomach pains; unable to eat diarrhoea; dizziness. It wasn’t good.

5. It was typical. He was already late and yet the signage was clear: SLOW CHILDREN CROSSING. If only he’d taken a different route.

You have been warned!