I missed my chance Thursday, National Punctuation Day, to strike another blow against the Philistines who abuse our language with misplaced apostrophes, commas and colons. One target: Snoasis, a sno-ball shack at the corner of Falls and Joppa roads in Lutherville. The motto, emblazoned on the side of the shack: KID'S RULE. (Literally, my daughter notes, KID IS RULE.)

Taking aim at a sno-ball shack may seem unfair, because they're usually low-budget operations staffed by high school kids. But this is a gold-plated shack, recently upgraded  with fresh paint, an awning, picnic tables and security cameras. I wouldn't be surprised if its charter showed that it's (note the apostrophe usage) part of a international conglomerate.

Previous Read Street posts have lobbied for new punctuation marks, such as the Tentative Hyphen or the Fini. For more on the founder of National Puctuation Day, check out this column from The Washington Post.