Boys be ambitious

[SiCantikManis]

Hello,

[MrPedantic]

I think "Boys be ambitious" would only mean "Boys are ambitious" in a rustic dialect, such as you might hear in the west of England.

I can't explain the missing comma, in the versions you've seen; except that punctuation tends to be light, in slogans.

MrP

[SiCantikManis]

OK, thanks MrP. The thought crossed my mind too, that they loose the comma to make it a slogan.

Still, somehow, I still sense the difference in its meaning, but cannot quite make what it is.

C
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[MrPedantic]

Would it be that the comma-less version seems more "general"; while the comma version seems to address a particular group of boys?

[SiCantikManis]

Oh, never thought it that way. Maybe that's it!

I think now I can sleep well...（＊＾＿＾＊）. Thanks, MrP!
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