Some Perspective on Punctuation

Don’t sweat it, and absolutely don’t be a punc-snob!

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My life is lived among language nerds — writers, editors, English teachers, people who love language and the written word. But lately I’ve become testy with dictatorial, petty, prescriptive purveyors of punctuation policy. That’s right: the punctuation police. It’s everywhere, on all kinds of social media, on LinkedIn by…