What to do? A large poster in our school was incorrectly punctuated. Some students argued to leave it be. After all, didn't people misspell things on Twitter all the time? And wouldn't you pronounce the word ("heart's") the same--whether or not an apostrophe lingered there? Luckily, Mr. Mahler dropped by just as the discussion heated up. His opinion? Take care of it. (He noted, among other things, that a poster is a public message, whereas many Twitter messages are private.) So two students snuck into the gym armed with scissors and tape. Moments later the poster read, "There's joy in our hearts today!" Phew. So please, if you spot a misplaced apostrophe (or any other questionable punctuation), let us know. We'll take care of it!
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