New symbols are being designed; old marks are serving new purposes. And collectives are actively working to preserve the correct use of the dots and squiggles.
We’re using semicolons less and less; the apostrophe still stumps most of us. Meanwhile, @, #, :, ) have taken on new meanings. Take a look.
FOR this Nostalgia edition we wanted to take a look at literacy in schools on National Punctuation Day.
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