sorry in advance for what you're about to witness, i'm not thinking properly xD

I came in like a wrecking ball~

Or, I came in like a small dot focusing on taking out all other forms of punctuation including but not limited to the question mark, exclamation point, comma, and apostrophe.

I never hit so hard in love

Poking myself into your life, your love, your drive, your focus, your number one because nobody else deserves me- no one but you. I'm reserving my life for you. I have a sense of security with you knowing that you won't drag my name, Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC, through the mud. With you, I know you will use me, and I know you will help me tear down every other form of punctuation because I am number one. With you, I am unstoppable.

All I wanted was to break your walls

And the earth, as well, and I succeeded. I used you- you used me, and together we succeeded. The world only knew two names, and those were the great Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC and the second-best-next-to-me Human, without an exclamation point after even though I shouted it. Madam Exclamation Mark Point doesn't deserve our love, my love, or us together- because you and I, sweetheart, we were made for each other and no one else.

All you ever did was wreck me other punctuation

For that, dearest Human, I will love you forever. We will be bound together with the ties of the duck tape ball larger than me, one that cannot be untied. We cannot be untied. The earth, shaped in a circle to be a larger version of my unrealistically small self, cannot change us. They cannot take us down because it's too late- we've come in like the wrecking balls we are. Seductively sweet, powerful, and stronger than anyone else.

Yeah, you, you wreck (the world with) me

Together we are unstoppable, all powerful, mighty, creative, unforgiving, merciless, and a great couple.
Romantically and Powerfully Yours,
Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC

(total - +300 words, song lyrics taken from wrecking ball by katy perry(?) and some of them edited by me)

July 6, 2021 (326 words)

As a period, I am used A LOT. After basically every sentence. For honorifics. They even use three of me in an ellipse… Sometimes I’m just tired of being used this much. My friend, the comma, has been used incorrectly many times in the past. Most people do know how to use me in grammar though. I suppose that’s great, but I feel bad for the others who are used incorrectly. I just wish the other types of punctuation would be able to be used properly. People need to be educated on this subject. I sometimes just want to become less of the center of attention and let my friends have their part in grammar. Comma is really important, yet most people don’t even realize it. Comma is used a lot as well, but doesn’t nearly get enough attention as I do. Comma even started a whole debate at Oxford about an Oxford Comma. Fancy title, huh. Comma even has a husband named Colon and they named their kid Semicolon, creative. My parents are Question Mark and Exclamation Mark. They’re related to me because we all work on ending sentences. Though, for some reason I’ve been used for ellipses too. I also have no idea why they put me after some honorifics, but not in some countries? I’ve never felt so overused. Sorry for ranting. I have more to say, though. SINCE WHEN DID AN INTERROBANG EXIST‽ My newborn sister was just born and my parents named her an interrobang, which is apparently Question Mark and Exclamation Mark combined together. I feel like they are desperate now. No offense, of course. I think my vent is over now.

Here are some statistics for this paragraph:
Use of Period (me) = 28
Use of Comma (my best friend) = 13
Use of Apostrophe (Comma’s sister) = 7
Use of Colon (Comma’s husband): 1
Use of Question Mark (my mom) = 1
Use of Interrobang (my sister) = 1

See what I mean?

My Life as a Dot- List of Complaints and Grievances.

I'm a dot. I go by Peri. And, when I see myself, printed on that page, I only see my flaws. Sure, I'm small, I'm just a little dot. But, the thing that bothers my the most, of all my problems is… usage. You might be wondering how you use and abuse a dot. Well, it's a whole process, so just give me a minute and let me explain…

I'm either used way to much. Sentences are so short. And Com never gets to shine. It's just me on the page. Sometime's I'll see Ex or Quess. But very rarely. Or I'm used very sparingly, with sentences stretched all the way out, as far as the Creator can make it go. It's like they're afraid of me, or they don't want to end up with short sentences or they simply like to see me and all my hard, lovely work suffer or maybe they're strangely attached to Com, and love seeing them on the Void.

Quess and Ex always tease me for how small and seemingly irrelevant I am. They say, “Come on Pear! Move you're tiny little butt!” and “Why are you so small? I mean, you've seen yourself in the mirror, right?” Com says that I'm lucky. That I fit inside the lines… (“I just feel like I'm an afterthought, that Creators only use me when they don't want you”). But, we're all here, hoping to help you make wonders. We fight, and argue and do a lot of Human things… and I've got a soul, even if you might not see it. And I've got thoughts, and feelings, and dreams… just like you.

But I'm very rarely used the perfect amount of times, with short and long sentences strung together. And that kind of hurts my feelings. So, Creators, mix it up a bit. Don't let me intimidate you, and certainly don't use me just for the sake of using me! I might be a little dot on the big, white page. But I'm also important, and I'm here for you.

Whenever you need me, I'll be there.

- Period “Peri” Grams

Posting my story here, if that's alright:
Oh dear me, Lori. You can never seem to remember me, do you?
Lori, Lori, Lori. The commas are worth billions in usage, but you have not used me since last week. (That is, if you can't hear me, this is pointless, but can you?) Commas aren't to be forgotten, Lori. They can change everything, in a way. Let me give a lesson on something called grammar!
Let us say, you have this sentence about a girl saying something expressively. So, this one: “The girl said happily.”
That makes absolutely no sense, Lori. It makes it sound like the girl is saying happily. But it’s the mood of her talking that you're trying to impress upon a reader. So, I shall interfere into this sentence using the wonderful autocorrect. Much better, isn’t it, Lori?
But of course, you could not know when the comma should appear. Auto-correct is a wonder you have not discovered, Lori. It can change the world– but that’s going a little far, isn’t it, Lori? The auto-correct can be satisfied if you use that right click over there… Yes, that button! Let me continue; you can use that right click over there, and click the red squiggly line (a grumpy being in the writing world, but he goes away pretty quickly) and there! A suggestion with quite good grammar. Yes, do click it please before you accidentally scare it, Lori. Auto-correct is shy. If you click elsewhere while Auto-correct is giving you suggestions.
Goodness gracious, I seem to have gone on that long pointless talk–! But oh well, it may remind you to use me more. I hope it does, Lori. It was getting aggravating. You’d think someone would forget those semicolons, but no.
Well, good luck, Lori! You are certainly going to need it, aren’t you?
Sincerely,
The Comma

Why am I always used at the end of a declarative sentence? I wish I could be used at the end of an exclamatory sentence like an exclamation point. They seem to be used after something exciting, and i'm here being used after someone says something.

*Sees exclamation point at the store*
* whispers to self* : There's exclamation point! I should go say hi!
period : Hii!
exclamation point : Hello!
period :What are you doing here?
exclamation point :I'm here to get some things for my party tonight! You should come!
period : Wait uh really? I never get invited to these things.
exclamation point : Ya you should come!
period : Okay! I'll be there.
* Goes home and gets ready for party *
* exclamation point setting things up *
exclamation point : I really wish I was a period instead of an exclamation point. Exclamation points are used at the end of sentences that have something exciting happening. Periods are used when they're stating something.
period : I think it's time to go.
* at the party *
* sees apostrophe and exclamation point at the party*
* thinks *
period : I should go over and sit with them.
aprostrophe : Ewww look who's coming over to us.
exclamation point : That's not nice. I wish I was a period instead.
* aprostrophe loudly says *
aprostrophe : You wish you were like period? He's so boring.
* period hears *
period : You do?
exclamation point : I do wish I was like period he's so cool!
period : I wish I was like you!
exclamation point : Yo! That's dope!
* Period and exclamation point become best friends! *
The end


Ps it's not that good i'm sorry i tried

Dear EVERYONE who use me wrong,


Alright, so lately i have been very frustrated. By the way, my name is apostrophe. People use me wrong all the time and I HATE it. The main thing that makes me scream the loudest is when people use your instead of you’re, or the other way around. These fools that do that even went to school! If my understanding is correct people go to school and are supposed to learn how to right correctly. And don’t get me started on when people use me instead of quotation mark. Oh and all the other punctuations like period ALWAYS brag about how “I always get used” and “Awe poor you. You don’t get used a lot.” There’s a long list of things that i could complain about but i wont. You’re probably already tired of my ranting. I guess if you don’t like it you can just stop reading. If you look at a keyboard you will see that I don’t even get my own key. I have to share my key with quotation. At least i don’t have to share a key with period. I feel bad for semi-colon. He rarely gets used and that colon is a real jerk. Well i gotta get back to work before i get used in a text or a book or something.


See ya later,
Apostrophe

ButterPopcorn8 wrote:

Daily for fan-fi:
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Goose.

Oh dear Goose.

WILL YOU PLEASE STOP USING ME INCORRECTLY. PLEASE.

Yeah, that was a bit harsh. The name's Apostrophe by the way. That's right, the only and only apostrophe. Also known as “the one punctuation mark that Goose doesn't know how to use.”.

Life is hard for me. Just the other day Goose was writing a short story. They wanted to write “the lady's purse.”

Pretty simple, right?

WRONG.

Instead, that fool decided to write “the ladys purse.”

THEY SPELT LADIES WROND AND PLUS, THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO USE ME.

That just triggered my so much. I need to punch something to calm myself. I'll ask Period later once I'm done writing this.

The nerve of this girl. Using me like I'm a trash can. Absolutely horrible. If you don't believe me, then fine, I don't care. To anyone that does trust me, thank you. Please take me away from this grammar monster as soon as possible.

I get jealous of Comma a lot. Goose uses her the most. At the end of the day, she always comes up to my face saying how great she is. PUH-LEASE. Comma is so annoying, I wouldn't mind if someone could…you know what, never mind.

Semi-colon gets used the least. I think Goose is scared of using him because they don't know how. Well, Semi-colon doesn't really care anyways.

Period is the most intelligent punctuation mark. She was created first, so she knows a lot about everything. Goose likes using her.

Colon is the cool one and Semi-colon's sister. Goose doesn't use her that much, but enough for her to get noticed. Colon is also my best friend.

Then there's Interrobang. No one really knows who they are. They're the weird person around here. I never understand what they say.

Shoot, I'm getting off topic. What was I talking about again? Oh yeah. Goose the monster.

I would write more but Colon wants us to meet at the pizza parlor today and I've got to get going. She gets angry when I'm late.

Well, this was a good rant. Apostrophe signing off.

Oh my gods this made me laugh so much aaa! This has a pjo feel to it - in the writing style - I love it!! (Not a critique lol just saying

I am a full stop. A tiny dot of ink. A combination of pixels glowing on the screen in the witching hour. A drawstring on a sack containing all the hate and love and laughter and tears and pain on this rock hurtling through space. I get to sit at the end of sentences and gaze back at them, it's an enthralling existence, it's wonderful, but I never get a break. I cannot be physically exhausted, but It is overwhelming. Constantly, utterly overwhelming. I long for rest.

My sentience teleports wherever I please, but the most important of full stops being created at a given moment is where I go if I do not force myself to stay. Imagine sitting in perfect, precious serienity at the edge of a warm, yellow page of an ancient book safely hidden; looking back at wonderful illustrations and listening to the a conversion of peaceful voices, expressing love… Only to be whisked off to beneath the oily purple nose of a pompous politician finalising an awful law.

I am partial to a multitude of spots but few are as special as these (It's most important to have familiar places): the engraving on a tree by a Koi pond, the embroidery on the back of a jacket owned by a beautiful, thoughtful woman who spends a great deal of time in the mountains and the aforementioned page in a forgotten library yet to be found (sharing a wall, I believe, with a Nunnery in Japan).

I was closing the last sentence of a novel yet to be published, I'm assuming that'd be the best thing since the Chronicles Of Narnia. Immediately forcing myself to the silver skin of an aspen tree in the sun-swathed koi garden. It's a beautiful carving. Not at all crude like the graffiti of lost lovers. It's ornate, gently curving lines and arabesques curling in floral patterns. It says; “The moon listens.” and I believe she does.

The story of how . all began
by chloenauli9

Ugh. I'm always used. Like, for instance, you just used me in the past 2 sentences. Make that 3. Now four. And five, six, so on. I'm used all the time! To all you “grammarians” and grammar nerds out there, PLEASE, PLEASE use other punctuation marks! Even with all the “Best Punctuation Mark Award” and "Most Punctual Mark", I still hate it. Oh god, there I go again, using myself! It all started when some kid was busy writing a paper, and they accidentally made a dot at the end of their sentence. Like that! Then they decided that it was a good idea, then everyone, slowly but surely, started using me! Gosh, it's so annoying sometimes, I wish that I was a different punctuation mark! Like a question mark, since that's what people don't use too often, except if they're asking a report or doing an interview. Me? I'm used all the time! I think there should be like another punctuation mark or something so that I don't get used that often. Well, thanks for listening to me rant about me being super annoyed at the fact that I'm used so often!

also I'm sorry this is really bad, I made it on the fly-

GO MYSTERY CABIN!! _10mil_

Here is mine it has 315 words!

The life of being Exclamation point.

Hi! I’m Exclamation point, but you can call me Exie!

I love my work because well, I show excitement. People use me brother Quinton (Question mark) when they show confusion. I don’t like that much tho cause Quintons a meany. He makes me do stuff like tease pearl (Period). I feel misused sometimes too like when in books when people are talking they always mix up where to put me!

Also I’m a nice person and I don't like when people use me to make people mad in books and stories! Other punctuations usually think I’m always mad because of this! People always hide when they see me! They always judge me now! For example, when I went to build a point stuffy they called the punctuation police! Not nice! So maybe next time you have a mad character use a different punctuation? I know it's not “proper” but it will help me a lot! Like maybe you can use pearl to make her more tuff. Or I know, you could use Quinton and get some revenge for me!
Haha that’s going to be sweet revenge for him being a bully and making me sleep in jail for a week. Yea my family has problems.

Sometimes I wish I was a punctuation less used like carmen (comma) my cousin. She is barely used and I just feel bad for her. I feel like I get too much intention being well, Exclamation point! Other punctuations always say I’m “Too dramatic”. When I walk into stores punctuations always look at me weird and avoid me. I just feel like mabey switching to be comma would be good for me. I mean I would blend in and not feel over used. Carmen would get more attention too and I think she would like that. Well that's all, bye!

-Exie (Exclamation point) Punctuation

Mydoggiedaisy wrote:

sorry in advance for what you're about to witness, i'm not thinking properly xD

I came in like a wrecking ball~

Or, I came in like a small dot focusing on taking out all other forms of punctuation including but not limited to the question mark, exclamation point, comma, and apostrophe.

I never hit so hard in love

Poking myself into your life, your love, your drive, your focus, your number one because nobody else deserves me- no one but you. I'm reserving my life for you. I have a sense of security with you knowing that you won't drag my name, Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC, through the mud. With you, I know you will use me, and I know you will help me tear down every other form of punctuation because I am number one. With you, I am unstoppable.

All I wanted was to break your walls

And the earth, as well, and I succeeded. I used you- you used me, and together we succeeded. The world only knew two names, and those were the great Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC and the second-best-next-to-me Human, without an exclamation point after even though I shouted it. Madam Exclamation Mark Point doesn't deserve our love, my love, or us together- because you and I, sweetheart, we were made for each other and no one else.

All you ever did was wreck me other punctuation

For that, dearest Human, I will love you forever. We will be bound together with the ties of the duck tape ball larger than me, one that cannot be untied. We cannot be untied. The earth, shaped in a circle to be a larger version of my unrealistically small self, cannot change us. They cannot take us down because it's too late- we've come in like the wrecking balls we are. Seductively sweet, powerful, and stronger than anyone else.

Yeah, you, you wreck (the world with) me

Together we are unstoppable, all powerful, mighty, creative, unforgiving, merciless, and a great couple.
Romantically and Powerfully Yours,
Sir Period Dot Pointillism the MCC

(total - +300 words, song lyrics taken from wrecking ball by katy perry(?) and some of them edited by me)

It's Miley Cyrus

Ahem- hello? Yes, this is Semicolon speaking. I’m here to, well, complain. Rant, I suppose. Being constantly neglected and switched out for a symbol that doesn’t even work in the way that it’s being used, that takes a toll on a punctuation mark, doesn’t it? So I thought I’d release a bit of my anger. Perhaps I’ll even draw some attention to my plight, and Book will finally notice me.

The problem is, Book literally never uses me. All of the other punctuation marks get their fair share in the spotlight. Even the little Caret, because Book happens to like math and pointing at things. The only symbol that knows my pain is my twin brother, the Colon. He suffers the same fate that I do. You see, even where we should be used, for some incomprehensible reason, Book replaces us with the Hyphen. Now, no offense to the Hyphen, although I’ve always found them rather obnoxious. I’m sure Book is to blame here. But connecting independent clauses is my job.

For a long time, Book was intimidated by me. She barely knew how I worked, so I suppose it made sense for her not to use me at the time. I know I’m an imposing fellow, and I’m rather proud of it. But then, she watched a YouTube video that taught her all of my inner workings. And I know she understood it, because she used me correctly and at a reasonable rate for what, about a week? Then it was back to being invisible for me! What, does she think the Hyphen looks better? They’re one of the simplest symbols on a keyboard! There’s nothing to see but a small line! If she were really worried about aesthetics, she’d use the frilly, flashy Tilda!

I really don’t understand what goes on in her head. At any rate, she’ll be taking a JavaScript class soon, so I’ll finally be put to use, even if it isn’t English that I’m being used for. I must settle for what I can get. What I want to say is, I wish each punctuation mark could receive the attention and usage it deserves. I’m sure it’s possible, and I hope to one day live in a keyboard where we all get to do our jobs. When Book isn’t on online chatting, that is… those are the times when she makes sure we never see the light of day.

405 words )

I opened my eyes, and saw the pencil move away from my face. There was a boy holding it. He had sandy blonde hair and gray eyes. I immediately got to work with my routine. I had developed it after a long life of working as an exclamation mark. The first step, I thought, is to think of a reason why this guy would write me down. I should call him Richie, no… that was the name I gave the guy who wrote me down yesterday. How about Owen? That’s a nice name. I looked to the right of me. Oh! The letter next to me looked like an “n,” but it was hard to tell from such a flat perspective.
“Hey,” I whispered. “Do you know how long I’ll be here for?”
“Beats me,” the letter replied. “I’ve heard stories of some letters, or punctuation marks, in your case, that never get recycled or thrown away for years. What a bore am I right? They have to stay stuck on a piece of paper forever!”
“Aww, it’s not that bad. Come on, we get to see new faces all the time! And imagine scenarios of what they could be writing! Perhaps Owen is writing a love letter to his crush, whom he has liked for three years, and he finally has the courage to admit his feelings!” The “n” laughed, he seemed amused by my optimism.
“You guys are funny, you know that right? I mean I never get the chance to be next to a punctuation often, but exclamation marks are always finding new ways to marvel at something. Question marks are always annoying. They’re so clueless, it’s tiring. Periods are a bore. Interrobangs are so enticing! I suppose things are funnier when you’re exclaiming questions while stuck to a piece of paper.”
“Really?” I wondered, “I’ve never talked to any punctuation marks before. I guess I’ve just never been next to one. One time, I was next to the letter ‘x.’ I think the writer wrote the word ‘six.’ But I had never seen such a brute. She was very firm, and always in a bad mood. I suppose they’re jealous they never get written down as much as other letters. But it’s very relaxing, just chilling at the Writing Headquarters. Once you’re written, it’s uncertain how long it is before you can return there.”
I switched my attention to a cold chill spreading across the page. Looking to the side, I saw a knocked over cup of water. My limbs began to feel like jelly, and I shivered. Oh well, I thought. You can’t win at everything. The good thing is, I’ll probably return to the Writing Headquarters soon. I was tired after a long day, and slowly drifted off into a rather cold sleep.
The sound of a machine woke me up. It was a way too familiar sound. Right above me was the processing machine, in which the paper I was on would get recycled. Well, I thought. I know it won’t hurt. And I’ll have a nice and relaxing chat with some punctuation marks when I get to the headquarters. Through an endless life, it’s nice I can always try new things.

(539 words)
I hope you like my story. It's really rushed and has a crappy moral but I decided to end it before it got too long and out of hand.

Woah this is awesome pie!

Dotumantaraye wrote:

Sugarvamp109 wrote:

Hey, I did not understand what we're supposed to write, are we supposed to Write a Paragraph using that Punctuation mark a lot or something?

write a paragraph that is narrated from the perspective of that punctuation mark

Oh… Thank you! That is very interesting

i'm just posting this here bc :sparkles: 301 words!

the downfall of me

What am I, I hear you say? Something no one knows about, that’s for sure… Without the entirety of SWC being enlightened to my existence by the wonderful Pie (Pie, you are my queen now; I will worship you for all of eternity), I would have been forgotten, laid to rest until the formal end of my days. The informal end has already come, inflicted upon me by the atrocity that is ‘?!’. Like, come on, who wants to use that, when they can just as easily use me‽

All the other punctuation marks remark (hahaha, I’m sooooo funny) on how their authors misuse them, but I know the truth. They just like getting the spotlight, and can’t bear to hear me talk about my lavish mistreatment, how my luscious future in the world of the Internet was wrenched away from me by something as trivial as… human laziness. It is the biggest insult that has ever been imposed upon any punctuation element.

If only I had a vocal supporter. As much as I love Pie, she’s simply not doing enough to encourage people to remember me and bring me back. If I was used as often as the outrage that is ‘?!’, I could have earned recognition beyond my wildest dreams.

So, if you ever have a debate about the poorest punctuation mark, please be on my side! You are my only hope now; humans brought about my downfall, so I expect you to be the ones to bring me back into styl. Y’all’d’ve forgotten about me if it weren’t for Pie, so drag me out of the abyss of death and dread and use me as often as you say ‘lol’ (which is totally grammatically incorrect, as none of you are every physically laughing, I know!!!! I’m watching )

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Dear EVERYONE who use me wrong,


Alright, so lately i have been very frustrated. By the way, my name is apostrophe. People use me wrong all the time and I HATE it. The main thing that makes me scream the loudest is when people use your instead of you’re, or the other way around. These fools that do that even went to school! If my understanding is correct people go to school and are supposed to learn how to right correctly. And don’t get me started on when people use me instead of quotation mark. Oh and all the other punctuations like period ALWAYS brag about how “I always get used” and “Awe poor you. You don’t get used a lot.” There’s a long list of things that i could complain about but i wont. You’re probably already tired of my ranting. I guess if you don’t like it you can just stop reading. If you look at a keyboard you will see that I don’t even get my own key. I have to share my key with quotation. At least i don’t have to share a key with period. I feel bad for semi-colon. He rarely gets used and that colon is a real jerk. Well i gotta get back to work before i get used in a text or a book or something.


See ya later,
Apostrophe



Sorry it’s a bit late I posted it in the car but it must not have gone through…

A letter to Kat from Interrobang

Dear Kat,
Please use that brain of your's, AND START USING ME!!! You take help from Mr. Question mark and Ms. Exclamation point literally every day! SEE? You just used exclamation FOUR WHOLE TIMES till now. (and question mark once, but let's not get off topic) This whole time you've known about me, BUT never ever used me. Really? I mean, I know my symbol isn't on your laptop keys, but that's totally the inventor's fault. It's not like they didn't know that I existed. Nope. They definitely did know that I had a use. Totally…(Colon pops in and says that Apple/Samsung didn't know that he was a punctuation mark) AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! FINE! I'll admit it. I hate not being used and ignored completely. I mean… I'm so useful! So many people use ?! to give more expression to their text. But what about me? I'm a mash of both of them! And isn't that what people like? An easy way? A short version? I'm just that! So maybe, just maybe, you'll use me?
Signing off,
‽