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Fear not the semicolon!

Embrace the brackets.

Ponder the period.

Yes, today is National Punctuation Day -- the day when we're encouraged to become more familiar with the rules of proper punctuation. We're also supposed to organize punctuation activities in our schools, libraries and offices.

I really wish that the officials in the National Punctuation Day headquarters would have given us at least a month's notice so I could have organized lots of punctuation activities at my workplace. My boss would have only been so pleased. . . .

If I had my National Punctuation Day wish, it would be that if kids didn't use proper puctuation when texting, their cell phones would automatically blow up.

OMG WHERE U AT

BOOOOM!!!!

In honor of National Puctuation Day, I give you this photo displaying what I call "The Apostrophe Nightmare." (It was probably made by someone who texts a lot.)