budaatum:
Punctuate the following sentence:

Frank, I walked, and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

kkins25:
Frank, I walked, and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

budaatum:
Punctuate the following sentence:

Frank, I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

budaatum:

Wrong!

bewitching:
Frank, I walked, and talked, half an hour after, his body was cut off.

aadoiza:

Never ever try punctuating like this anywhere else.

budaatum:

Where's your's aadoiza?

aadoiza:

Frank, I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

budaatum:

Wrong!

Can you all explain what you mean please. It'll be interesting to understand how you think it.

aadoiza:

No, it's not.
You're the one to explain what you meant by the sentence because if we're to go by the apparent meaning, then my punctuation is not wrong.

budaatum:

If you insist. Though, no one said the meaning is apparent since it obviously isn't.



To everyone else, aadoiza's punctuation is incorrect
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aadoiza:

To everyone else my punctuation is correct but to you.
There's only one apparent meaning the sentence conveys to all readers, but if you think there's a hidden understanding to it—why not make it known, and be done with this shilly-shallying.

budaatum:

Did you read the op at all? Is this how you generally claim you are right, with no reference to anything but you own understanding

You are incorrect aad, and no, I'm not making the right answer known. Someone smarter than you might be coming along and I wouldn't want to spoil their joy of getting the answer right.

aadoiza:


The question asked has got no business with the OP. It is plain and straightforward, and anyone who knows anything about punctuations knows I'm correct—unless, of course, you are writing in yoda English, as hinted by a fellow nairalander a while back. LMAO

budaatum:

Goes to show how little of the op you actually read, for which the punctuation exercise is simply a test!

I did not write it, and the meaning and correct punctuation is in the op.

aadoiza:

I did my best to punctuate that sentence, but it's wrong to you, and you insisted I read the OP, so I did. Having done that, I realised the sentence is: firstly, completely unconnected with the 'oxford comma', a terrible example to use the said comma in; secondly, it is a poorly-worded statement. Thus, except you explain that sentence or rewrite it, my punctuation remains. Only when either is done can it be properly punctuated.

budaatum:

Well done for reading the op. Note I called it a headfuq, as in very complex and not easily understood, though very well and thoughtfully written.

Please know that you are not wrong only according to me but also according to the op. The sentence is explained in it and even rewritten, so now we just have to wonder if we understood what we read.

aadoiza:

There's only one question in your OP and it's not rewritten anywhere.

budaatum:
Punctuate the following sentence:

Frank I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

phrezzz:
Frank, I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

aadoiza:
Frank, I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

budaatum:


That's what aadoiza said!



I asked him to explain what his punctuated meant but I guess he's negotiating.

Incorrect.

budaatum:

I'm beginning to doubt you read the OP you claimed you had. You do know that reading the OP includes following the links in the OP, right?

budaatum:


That's what aadoiza said!



I asked him to explain what his punctuated meant but I guess he's negotiating.

Incorrect.

aadoiza:

Oh, I no follow any link joor.

budaatum:
Punctuate the following sentence:

Frank I walked and talked half an hour after his body was cut off.

aadoiza:

Oh, I no follow any link joor.