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Modern English Translations

Modern English Translations. YCNRDTHSSYSJHN What does that say?. YcnrdthssysJhn Capitalization. Y cn rd ths sys Jhn Spaces. "Y cn rd ths ," sys Jhn . Punctuation. "You can read this," says John . Vowels. Punctuation is a fairly new concept! Hyphen (-) 13 th century

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Modern English Translations

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  1. Modern English Translations

  2. YCNRDTHSSYSJHN What does that say? YcnrdthssysJhn Capitalization Y cn rd ths sys Jhn Spaces "Y cn rd ths," sys Jhn. Punctuation "You can read this," says John. Vowels

  3. Punctuation is a fairly new concept! • Hyphen (-) 13th century • Colon (:) 14th century • Comma (,) 1520 • Semi Colon (;) late 16th Century • Quotation Marks (“) 18th century

  4. How many different ways can you punctuate this line? a woman without her man is lost

  5. a woman without her man is lost • A woman without her man is lost. • A woman (without her man) is lost. • A woman without her man is lost? • A woman--without her man--is lost. • A woman. Without her, MAN IS LOST! • A woman? Without her, man is lost. • A woman! Without her, man is lost! • A woman. Without her, man is . . . lost. • A woman: "Without her, Man is lost." Beowulf has over 3000 lines!

  6. Other Problems Word Meanings Hand Written Marks Material/Ink Structure

  7. Assignment: Write a note to the person sitting next to you. However, you must: Only use Uppercase Letters (Print or Cursive). Do not used any spaces. Do not tell them what you are writing. Do not use any vowels. You must write at least 30 letters. When you are finished, give it to your partner to decode it.

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