When I first sat down to think about what I would write about for my last blog, I had a small case of writer's block. I really wanted to go out big, do something different and exciting that would tie the entire semester together. But as I stared at my computer screen, all I could think about was the amount of work I have in these upcoming weeks and when I am going to start studying for our final lab test.
My eyes kept darting between When Words Collide and the AP Stylebook on my top shelf. I was going back and forth in my mind trying to give myself a brief summary of usage, case and, of course, punctuation before I started studying.
And then it came to me.
I have never done a link to a You Tube video. People always talk about the links to their videos when we discuss our blogs in class, but I’m old fashioned; I’d always rather just write.
When I was describing this class to one of my friends, I kept calling it my punctuation class. To this day, she does not seem to understand that we do not just practice placing commas and periods in the correct spot all day. I promise I’m going somewhere with this.
So as I said, it hit me. Even though I know I have learned rules about grammar, usage, case and more that I did not even know existed, I think I will always remember this class as my punctuation class. So as my farewell, I embraced punctuation and gave in to the rest of the class. I finally got a link to a You Tube video: The Punctuation Rap.
After just a few months of my punctuation class, I already find myself thinking about punctuation more than a normal person. Just yesterday, I was taking the Dow Jones Business Reporting Internship Test (what a mouthful), and I found myself thinking about punctuation. There is a section of the test where you simply need to choose between two words and pick which better fits the sentence; usage. But for some reason, even after I completed that section I could not stop looking at it because I wanted to correct the punctuation. It was not required and was not supposed to have mistakes, but I was positive that something was wrong. Oh punctuation class, what you have done to me….
