Of commas and apostrophes, the stickler in me

In literature, be it in whatever language, we must have punctuation. Punctuation is not grammar, mind you. It is part of good grammar. Punctuation helps us to pause, take a break from reading and/or writing. Yes, punctuation plays a role in writing too. It helps the writer's mind to pause and take a breather. Punctuation involves the dot or period or full stop, the comma, the exclamation mark, the apostrophe, semicolon, colon and a host of other marks. Each punctuation mark give the reader/writer different pauses, different tones and different meanings, when put in relevant strategic places in a sentence.  It helps the reader to easily understand the sentence, the emotion, the expression that the writer wants to convey

I am rambling about punctuation because I am re-reading (yes, when I didn't buy any books for the month, I'll re-read my older books. It keeps the books felt owned, I supposed) a book which I bought many years ago on punctuation. I do confess that I am a stickler when it comes to punctuation, spelling and/or grammar (not in that order, but close enough). I have told off many lesser beings, the latest was a niece who posted such crudely punctuated sentence and grammar in her FB that I guess she is either now, scared to post any new status or just regretted that she ever befriended me on FB! Hahhaha!

Sorry, Niena, but then again, if you really aspire to be in the legal profession, or any other professional career, I am quite sure you'll need a very good command of English or Bahasa Melayu. That would mean good grammar, correct punctuation  and accurate spelling. :)