Which One?

     Throughout this punctuation debate, I learned that we created two different categories of punctuation; hence our arguments for team 1 and team 2.  Punctuations can be used subjectively in creative literature in order to add dramatic pauses, emotions, respiration, and so on. This is shown through the works of shakespeare, through the poems by Elizabeth Auster and Emily Dickinson, and through the inner struggles that Ben Dolnick has about using semi-colons.  On the other hand, punctuation can also be used under precise guidelines. This is seen through Lewis Thomas's briefing on how and when each punctuation mark should be used. The integration of both uses seem to morph into our daily lives as we communicate verbally and creatively through the subjective use of punctuation, and we use the current set of rules for punctuations in grammar applications during class. The ambiguity of our punctuation is what confuses a lot of people, but it is necessary in order for modern language to exist.