Lynne Truss Vapour Quotations

The reason it's worth standing up for punctuation is not that it's an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see it misapplied. The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.

The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.