Punctuation Abuse

The exclamation mark, sometimes referred to as the bleeb.

Punctuation abuse, despite the negative connotations of the name, is actually a gentlemanly sport and favorite past-time of many European folk. Points are scored by incorrectly identifying the various punctuation marks as outlined below.

Score Rubric

Correct Name	Incorrect Name	Points	Notes (from official rulebook)
Curly brackets	Braces	3	Sometimes -- referred to (incorrectly) as wotsits.
Square brackets	Brackets	6	Sometimes; referred, to (correctly) as: square crisps. In the event of this identification, eleventy bonus points are to be awarded unto the nearest swine
Rounded brackets	Parentheses	9	Sometimes' fnurdled.
Claw brackets	Quotation marks	12	Occasionally acknowledged as glob brackets
Tipsy brackets	Slashes	15	Extra point for ///// incorrect //// insertion within a sentnece and/or word (example: i walk no/rth)
Dot brackets	Colons	18	Very rarely if ever known as "lower intestine"
Dot device	Full stop	20	Correct usage of particular instance results in automatic termination of account
Long stick	Lower case 'l'	-1	The overly-common usage results in negative help

Spelling errors are sometimes rewarded.

See also

• Old leet speak

Lawn Order

Sports