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I've found this browsing the Internet and thought it would be a nice challenge for those working in Spanish into other languages.
Challenge: can the same meaning be conveyed by just changing the position of the comma?
1.- Una coma pueder ser una pausa - o no...
- "No, espere".
- "No espere".
2.- Puede crear héroes...
- "Eso solo, él lo resuelve".
- "Eso, solo él lo resuelve".
3.- Puede ser la solución:
- "Vamos a perde, poco se resolvió".
- "Vamos a perder poco, se resolvió".
4.- Cambia una opinión:
- "No queremos saber".
- "No, queremos saber".
5.- La coma puede condenar o salvar:
- "¡No tenga clemencia!"
- "¡No, tenga clemencia!"
You can also add some examples of similar cases in your native language.
Romina
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