Suspended sentence
it can be very tricky to read stuff where theres no punctuation you often find that youre struggling to work out exactly where a sentence ends the next thing you read may be on a very closely related subject but it may not just the odd capital letter and full stop can make all the difference
Even if you’re not confident with punctuation, the rule about how to punctuate sentences is very simple. Begin every sentence with a capital letter and finish every sentence with a full stop.
It doesn’t take long. It’s a courtesy to your reader. And it may mean the difference between someone understanding and replying to your post or email, and someone giving up and going away because they can’t be bothered trying to work out what you meant.
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