verbal comma splice

February 14, 2008 at 4:30 am (Things the boys say)

Vicki stayed with SJZ while MTN was in CA for a debate field trip.

Owen woke up early, ran to Vicki and said, “Hey Grandma!”

Vicki said, “Owen, you need to go play, Grandma doesn’t feel well right now.”

Owen said, “Oh, I don’t know how to play that game.”

2 Comments

  1. Heather said,

    February 18, 2008 at 3:36 am

    :)
    Have you read _Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation_ by Lynne Truss?

  2. Holly said,

    March 4, 2008 at 12:01 am

    i don’t think my kids do either. :) that is cute.

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