| Show the value of comma A prussian school inspector at the office of the burgomaster of a little town to asle him to accompany him on a tour of inspection through the schools the burgomaster was out of sorts and was hearcy to mutter to himself what ia thaia donkey here again for the inspector said nothing but waited his time and with the unwilling burgomaster set out on his tour at the first school he announced his wish to eee how well punctuation was taught oh never mind that said the burgomaster we dont care for commas and such but the inspector sent a boy to the blackboard and ordered him to write the burgomaster of 5 bays the inspector ia a donkey then bo ordered him to transpose the comma placing it after B and to insert another one after inspector and the boy wrote the burgomaster of P the inspector ia a donkey it is probable that the refractory official gained a new idea of the value of commas and anch trifles london journal of education |
