Gratefully pinched from @jamescrabtree, via @joelmgunter. I do so hope it’s real…
March 24, 2011
March 17, 2010
What a difference a comma makes
Here’s a sentence for you:
Although Nina was released without charge by the police less than a week later she received a letter from a civil recovery firm demanding the princely sum of £137.50.
So, when was Nina released? And when did she receive the letter? Did she spend a week in jail?
Having checked, I have changed it to:
Although Nina was released without charge by the police later that day, less than a week later she received a letter from a civil recovery firm demanding the princely sum of £137.50.
