[General] make a point of doing something / make something a point

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

I have made a point of traveling with a large sack filled to the brim with books to suit every possible occasion and every mood.

Blackberries tasted on rain. Soames made a point of eating one every year and by the flavor could tell what sort of year it had been.

make a point of doing something = insist on doing something, direct someone’s attention to, consider doing something one’s duty

However here is my card, since you make a point.

make something a point = press for something

V.

 

[shroob]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

I have made a point of traveling with a large sack filled to the brim with books to suit every possible occasion and every mood.

Blackberries tasted on rain. Soames made a point of eating one every year and by the flavor could tell what sort of year it had been.

make a point of doing something = insist on doing something, direct someone’s attention to, consider doing something one’s duty

However here is my card, since you make a point.

make something a point = press for something

V.

Not a teacher only a native.

I think you have the gist of the phrase.

'Make a point' of something is used to emphasise an action, it was a conscious decision to do something.

Your last example, 'However here is my card, since you make a point', has a different meaning. Here, make a point', means 'made sense' or 'was persuasive.

They are my interpretations anyway, a teacher may be able to explain this better.