Watch Your Commas and Hyphens — National Punctuation Day, September 24

They have Grandparents Day, Secretary’s Day (or should I say, administrative assistant day), Talk Like a Pirate day, and just about anything else you can think of. So why not a National Punctuation Day?

Since 2004, Jeff Rubin has been giving semi-colons and question marks their due appreciation.  No more it’s for its.  No more misplaced quotes or apostrophes.  Punctuation deserves respect, gosh darn it.  Today, it will have its day.

 

 

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