February 12 Prompt: any, any, use your commas, for Jane Austen's Emma.
“I begin to see your error Emma, it is no wonder this letter was misunderstood.”
“I will grant you the privilege as an old friend Mr. Knightley but it is not to your brother’s credit that his correspondence to you made mention of any fault in mine."
“As a lawyer John must always object when a writer’s imprecision gives the impression that she wishes his wife any unkindness: you might give as much care to your punctuation as your sentiment when posting your next.”
A stocking stuffer gift for Rusakko.
What was Emma's error? I could not think of anything clever enough that would fit within the three sentences; readers are welcome to provide their own best guess based on Henry Tilney's critique of female letter-writing: "A general deficiency of subject, a total inattention to stops, and a very frequent ignorance of grammar.”
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