Its National Punctuation Day ! ? … ; : )

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I know, I know: it’s missing its apostrophe. I’m glad you’re paying attention, folks, because it’s National Punctuation Day! Here’s how several media outlets celebrated this auspicious day …

Time magazine: presented an apostrophe challenge — asking us to fill in all the missing apostrophes …

CNN: gave us a brief history of the national awareness day that we’re celebrating today for the 13th year running …

International Business Times: points out some common punctuation mistakes and how best to avoid and spot them …

Fortune: examines why technology hasn’t killed the period, and why it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future …

USA Today: looks back at the genesis of the punctuation playbook …

Money Magazine: looks at three punctuation mistakes that proved to be exceedingly costly …

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