Happy Thanksgiving! Do you remember learning Punctuation?
Posted By RichC on November 28, 2024
First off, Happy Thanksgiving 2024. I hope you can be as thankful as the pilgrims were at that first Thanksgiving in 1621.
“Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”
–Edward Winslow
As for making this a Throwback Thursday #TBT post, when I saw this old-looking grade school poster on social media the other day, it reminded me that many of us have forgotten … or ignored … the proper use of punctuation marks. I for one regularly misuse punctuation, although usually for emphasis (BTW, I was going to link to this 2010 Thanksgiving wrap up post with Brenda’s Mom and Dad). 😉
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