As a layperson, it has been uphill hardworking to try to use GPT, after endless trial and error, some observations might be interesting to some:
The importance of correct usage of punctuation in prompting, examples:
1. Clarity and Meaning:
– Without proper punctuation: “Let’s eat grandma”
– With proper punctuation: “Let’s eat, grandma”
– Explanation: The comma changes the meaning completely. In the first sentence, it sounds like a suggestion to eat grandma, whereas the second sentence is a call to grandma to eat together.
2. Sentence Boundary Detection:
– Text: “She said yes! What does that mean? I’m confused.”
– Explanation: Punctuation marks like the exclamation and question marks indicate the end of sentences. This is crucial for understanding where one thought ends and another begins.
3. Handling Special Cases:
– Text: “In the novel ‘1984’, George Orwell wrote, ‘Big Brother is watching you.'”
– Explanation: The single and double quotation marks indicate direct speech and titles, which might need special handling in NLP. They distinguish between a book title and a quoted sentence.
4. Consistency in Tokenization:
– Inconsistent tokenization: “Mr. Smith comes here” and “Mr Smith comes here”
– Explanation: The presence or absence of a period after “Mr” can affect how tokens are generated and interpreted. Consistency in handling such cases is crucial for the reliability of the tokenization process.
5. Feature for Machine Learning Models:
– Text: “I can’t believe it!!!”
– Explanation: The multiple exclamation marks can be a feature indicating strong emotion, such as surprise or excitement. This can be valuable in sentiment analysis or emotion detection tasks.
These examples demonstrate how punctuation affects the interpretation and processing of text in various NLP tasks.
Following is a quick guide to punctuation:
https://www.lynchburg.edu/academics/writing-center/wilmer-writing-center-online-writing-lab/grammar/a-quick-guide-to-punctuation/#:~:text=Punctuation%20is%20the%20tool%20that,%2C%20ellipsis%2C%20colon%2C%20semicolon.
