Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Punctuation

Good evening,

I found nice web site show you "How to use punctuation?",http://s170032534.websitehome.co.uk/punctuation.html
I hope its useful.

7 comments:

Tony Beale said...

This punctuation link is very comprehensive and would help those who want a technical description of the theory of punctuation.

In IELTS we do not expect you to go beyond:

full stops
commas
exclamation marks
quotation marks (single/double)
semi colons (would make my day!)
apostrophes (not used for contractions)

That's all! [You may use apostrophes for such contractions on the blog, not in formal IELTS writing]

Yep, we're cranking things up, folks! Are you tough enough? Can you handle the heat? Will you talk the talk and write the right stuff?

We shall see, ladies and gentlemen...

I can say that I am enjoying this IELTS Prep course and genuinely look forward to teaching you guys.

Thanks!

Tony B

ps there are probably 4/5 parallels between me and another Tony B who lives at 10 Downing Street. Any guesses?

Mona said...

Dear Tony,

I think your 'riddle" means that there are 4 OR 5 similarities between you and another Tony B that lives on 10 Downing Street.

Is it right?

MRS REGI said...

Dear Ahmed,
Thank u 4 the mail. It is very helpful
keep it up

Tony Beale said...

I should have said, "Thank you!" for the post, Ahmed!

Re Mona's query: it is not a 'riddle' - we are talking of factual similarities (at least 4 or 5) between me and Tony Blair. Whether I am more handsome or not than him is a matter of opinion. Differentiating between fact and opinion is important in IELTS reading tasks especially.

So, any guesses?

Appreciate your comment, Regi J!

Tony B

Tony

MRS REGI said...

DEAR TONY,
GOOD AFTERNOON
The similarities I found ( please put tick mark if u agree)
1. Tony Blair's birth day - May 6 1953 - 53 yrs
may be u also 53 yrs nooo. u r so handsome,smart at your 45/48 ( forty naughty)
2. Spouse name - Cherie ( a fruit)
Tony B - your spouse name also seems some fruits name ?/ beautiful & pretty like ?
3. PM have 3 daughters & at the age of 47 he got a baby boy! ( in 2000 ie 1953 - 2000 = 47 yrs
that also I cannot digest, when his boy become 25 yrs Pm will be 72
(Dear Tony avoid this similarity)
4. religion - Anglican ( Anglo- Catholic) this is one similarity
5. this the only one similarity I can say 100% correct,u r also working for your daily bread, the PM also working for the same

see u in the our class, let discuss any similarity i found
regars
regi j

Tony Beale said...

As you have been kind enough to reply, Regi, here is my reaction [IN CAPITALS]:


The similarities I found ( please put tick mark if u agree)
1. Tony Blair's birth day - May 6 1953 - 53 yrs
may be u also 53 yrs nooo. u r so handsome,smart at your 45/48 ( forty naughty) [RIGHT! HE IS 53, IN FACT I AM OLDER 54]
2. Spouse name - Cherie ( a fruit)
Tony B - your spouse name also seems some fruits name ?/ beautiful & pretty like ? [HALF RIGHT! MY ELDEST DAUGHTER IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "SHERI" - SHEHERAZADE BEING FAR TOO EXOTIC FOR MOST BRITS!]
3. PM have 3 ELDER CHILDREN & at the age of 47 he got a baby boy! ( in 2000 ie 1953 - 2000 = 47 yrs [RIGHT! I HAD THREE TEENAGE CHILDREN WHEN PRINCESS ZEENA CAME ALONG. WE WERE BOTH, MEDICALLY SPEAKING, 'SENILE FATHERS'BEING OVER 40 YEARS OF AGE WHEN CONCEIVING A CHILD]
4. religion - Anglican ( Anglo- Catholic) this is one similarity [WRONG! HIS WIFE IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC, AS WAS I BEFORE I CONVERTED TO ISLAM. DOES TONY BLAIR BELIEVE IN ANYTHING EXCEPT HIS INFALLIBILITY?]
5. this the only one similarity I can say 100% correct,u r also working for your daily bread, the PM also working for the same [PROBABLY RIGHT]

Thanks for your interest, Regi!

MRS REGI said...

DEAR TONY,
THANK U FOR GIVING ME THE REPLY
SEE U IN OUR CLASS TODAY

REGARD
REGI J