The propriety of punctuation: see how it works.

The propriety of punctuation is this. It’s a sense of language that makes one’s reason work towards putting a comma, or a colon, or a semi-colon or hyphen or an apostrophe or whatever rightly. It cannot be taught nor is it possible to master it.

1.       In times of distress, it is always good to pray.

2.       It’s always good to pray in times of distress.

On the one hand, it is going to help individuals in personal terms and, on the other hand, it is likely to benefit the nation at large. 

It is going to help individuals in personal terms on the one hand and it is likely to benefit the nation at large on the other (hand).

1.       As a matter of fact, there is no one who is not interested in earning a little money.

2.       There is no one, as a matter of fact, who is not interested in earning a little money.

3.       There is no one who is not interested in earning a little money as a matter of fact.

·         If you are interested in this course, you may join right-way and, if you want some to ponder over it, you may do so.

·         You may join right-way if you are interested in this course and, if you want some to ponder over it, you may do so.

·         Listing: Ajaypeesdoc. 28.6.15
Moreover, in the meantime, however, as a result, consequently, in course of time, in due course, at the end of the day, in the long run, at the end of the day, in the beginning, in the initial stages, in between, of the five, among the three, in total, in brief, in short, in other words, to put it differently, to be precise, putting it precisely, furthermore, besides, in addition, in addition to this, in addition to these, apart from this/these, to look at it from a different angel, while considering the first opinion, if we take the first opinion first, the thing is, in contrast, on the contrary, similarly, the same way, in the same way, in the same vein, in spite of this, despite this, though it is a fact, although there are evidences, in order to solve this, as a solution for this, to tackle this issue, to iron out this controversy, and so goes the list of particles that take a comma when they begin a sentence.

·         Children like sweets; no matter what they (sweets) are, like chocos, waifers, cakes, ice screams and so on.

·         There are so many educated-unemployed in my place: IT, Management, Design, Admin, Law to mention a few.

·         Parents are ambitious; so are their children. Children are ambitious; as ambitious as their parents.

·         Many are rich; very few are happy. Many are rich but very few are happy.

·         There is nothing called stress, and we do not need to manage something that does not exist; then, the so-called stress you speak of is generated out of poor management of the context where you are part of - work, life, society, media, market etc. Ajaypeesdoc. 28.6.15

·         Stress is a sign of poor management skills, and those who are poor at management can never manage stress, if at all there is any, so to say.