This is not a political post. I say that because although this has to do with Occupy Wall Street, it doesn’t have to do with the politics of OWS. I’m not writing about whether the movement and its aims are legitimate. Rather, I’m writing about the message–or lack thereof–that the movement is trying to convey. When […]
Stop right there: Punctuation as a slogan tool
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about the use of the period in President Obama’s 2012 campaign slogan: “Forward.” People who pay attention to these sorts of things–and apparently there are a lot–were divided. Some see it as making the statement definitive. Others (including the president himself, it seems) think the period contradicts […]
