Punctuation Abuse
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Punctuation abuse, despite the negative connotations of the name, is actually a gentlemanly sport and favorite past-time of many. Points are scored by calling punctuation by the wrong name.
| 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. |
| Rounded brackets | Parentheses | 9 | Sometimes' fnurdled. |
| Claw brackets | Quotation marks | 12 | Also known as Glob brackets? |
| Tipsy brackets | Slashes | 15 | Extra point for ///// incorrect //// insertion |
| Dot brackets | Colons | 18 | \ ;;;;;; |
| Dot thingy | Full stop | 10 | :'[@::} |
| Long stick | Lower case 'l' | 18 | Cheese?!:@ |
Spelling errors are sometimes rewarded.
[edit] See also
 | Enforcement | The fuzz | Health Police | The King | LAPDOG | PC Plod | The Police | Police officer | The VFF Police |
| Legislation | Ah Mate Clause | Copyright | Gun control | Phthing | Reverse Logic Act | Title IX | |
| Crimes | Article fixing | Bread abuse | Cons | Crime | Drug abuse | Frankenstein Slavery | Murder | New Monaco | Punctuation abuse | Rape | Racism | Sexism | Shoplifting | Snoop Dogging | Stargazing fraud | Theft | Vandalism | |
| Criminals | Dishwashers | Gangsters | Gangster Slaves | Killer Whales | Pirates | Racists | Space pirates | Vandals | |
| Sentencing | Confession | Court | Death | Gaol | Prison | Torture |
