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[–] four@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think that the commenter, like me, understood it as that the deer was reading a non-fiction book while eating a sparrow. Which is an interesting image

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh! Sorry. I don’t know how to place English commas, lol.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You nailed it here! :)

Commas basically go where you want to separate two thoughts in a sentence or "take a breath" without the full stop of a period. They also often separate objects in lists, or signify that you're talking to somebody.

A classic joke:

"Let's eat grandma!" vs. "Let's eat, grandma!"

"Commas save lives!"

😂 Hope that helps a bit! You're doing great though, don't worry. :)

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At the very least, the only thing that got eaten was a bird. Sadly, deer are still illiterate 😢

Thanks for the comma-assistance, btw. 🤗

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

LOL! 😂

Sure thing! 🤗

language is mostly what we make of it anyways :-)