Posted on 09/27/2010 9:42:37 AM PDT by earlJam
Sept. 24, 2010
Happy National Punctuation Day!
Sept. 24 Is the Day to Celebrate Often Underappreciated and Misused Punctuation Marks
(CBS) Pay special attention when you write today as you end sentences, ask a question or share something in excitement. Sept. 24 is National Punctuation Day, so celebrate each time you use a punctuation mark!
Often underappreciated, misused and misunderstood, punctuation marks are an integral part of any language. They add emotion and can change the entire meaning of a sentence. When used incorrectly, sentences look just plain ugly to anybody with the eye to spot errors. Unfortunately, many people don't have that eye.
Frustrated by the large amount of mistakes he noticed in the newspaper, newsletter publisher and former reporter Jeff Rubin decided to start the holiday in honor of frequently overlooked punctuation marks.
"I would sit at the kitchen table with my red Sharpie ... screaming obscenities, which would upset my wife," Rubin told CNN. "She encouraged me to find another outlet for my aggravation."
So Rubin decided to start National Punctuation Day, which was born in 2004 when he secured a listing in the "Chase's Calendar of Events" reference book. 2010 marks the holiday's seventh year.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
I remember that from many years ago—but the version I saw had “a savage” instead of “nothing.”
I'm a firm believer in appropriate punishment!
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