I remember back in elementary school during one of our English
subject hours my teacher read a paragraph that did not contain any punctuation
marks. She took a deep breath, and then
proceeded to read the entire paragraph—without stopping. At the end, she gasped for breath and we all
laughed. It was a wonderful illustration
of the need for punctuation. Those
pauses within and between sentences allows room for space. Space that distinguishes between thoughts and
space that allows the reader to take a breath!
Those tiny little punctuation markings greatly enhance comprehension of
the written words.
What punctuation does for our written language, so breaks do
for our 24- hour day.
