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How do you punctuate this??
A woman, without her man, is nothing. 14%  14%  [ 2 ]
A woman, without her man, is nothing. 14%  14%  [ 2 ]
A woman: without her, man is nothing. 36%  36%  [ 5 ]
A woman: without her, man is nothing. 36%  36%  [ 5 ]
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20 Aug 2006, 1:11 am

How should you PROPERLY punctuate this sentance....

A woman without her man is nothing.



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20 Aug 2006, 1:18 am

A woman; without her, man, is nothing.


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20 Aug 2006, 1:23 am

A! wo'ma'n wit:hout? her... man, is, nothi;ng.

That's how I'd do it.


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20 Aug 2006, 1:50 am

It is all in the punctuation.

"Eats, shoots and leaves", anyone?



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20 Aug 2006, 3:18 am

Depends on the context of the sentence.


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20 Aug 2006, 4:26 am

Emettman wrote:
It is all in the punctuation.

"Eats, shoots and leaves", anyone?


a wombat right?



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20 Aug 2006, 5:34 am

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20 Aug 2006, 11:17 am

A Man, without his Woman, is nothing.

A Woman, without her Man, is nothing.

It goes both ways, Baby! :P



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20 Aug 2006, 3:29 pm

I voted for the second option because I was just looking at something. But then, I realized it depends what you mean.



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20 Aug 2006, 4:54 pm

I chose this: A woman: without her, man is nothing.

I am a man, and I'd be nothing without my best friends--and they are women.