New punctuation to the rescue?

I would have a devastatingly clever caption here, but my keyboard has no sarcmark.

A while back I posted about how in certain online circles, traditional punctuation was becoming somewhat vestigial., and that some symbols (like the hashmark) have taken on entirely new meanings in online contexts that may soon overshadow their original functions.

This trend may not be inevitable, as there are a number of alternative punctuation marks, either proposed or fallen out of use, and available since as far back as the 16th century. Dare I hope that with their help, punctuation shall not perish from our syntax?

Study: Americans know jack about their own government

“I’m just a something-or-other…”

Can you name the three branches of the U.S. government?

For every American adult who can, statistically there are two others who can’t, according to a study conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Actually, it’s a little bit worse: over a third of those surveyed can’t even name one.

“While little more than a third of respondents (36%) could name all three branches of the U.S. government, just as many (35%) could not name a single one.”