What is the point in teaching punctuation of speech?

Question

Who needs to know apart from authors?

Answer 1

When you get out into the real world, communication is extremely important. You should know how to communicate properly with others. How you say things can easily be misinterpreted, that is why it is important for us, students, to learn punctuation of speech.

Answer 2

So that people don't rattle on and on at the speed of a machine-gun.

Answer 3

so that every person knows when to stop and when to pause.

Answer 4

Eats, shoots and leaves

as opposed to

Eats shoots and leaves

- that famous book title, says it all!

In the case of the Panda, someone might be talking about is habits ."..eats shoots and leaves ..."

or they may be narrating a murder and have seen someone in the cafe who    "eats, shoots and leaves ....."

Answer 5

So when you read the etxt makes sense