Punctuation matters – part 568 (NSFW)

Redditor u/Bigringcycling has shared this screenshot of a teacher’s prized resource – something that perfectly demonstrates why people put titles of books, songs and films in quotes.

It’s a little NSFW.

There is a giggling editor somewhere.
Pizza_Ninja

Well there you go. Explained perfectly.
Infamous-Poem-4980

Ok, she definitely has to write this song now.
RoverTiger

I was always taught that the titles of things, such as The Matrix or Gone With the Wind, should be in italics, although this isn’t possible everywhere (I’m looking at you, Facebook).
jeffa_jaffa

I love bite me on the dick, great song.

It was great on the Clark Rockin New Year show.
ItJaredFromSubway

As u/PhraseSeveral5935 demonstrates, it isn’t just quotation marks that drastically affect meanings.

I’ll always remember this magazine cover that said, “Rachel Ray on eating her dog and family.” Commas are important too.

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The absence of punctuation actually makes this sign more accurate

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