Though the idea of getting a semicolon tattooed on your wrist may appeal to grammar nuts out there, the reason many people are doing it has absolutely nothing to do with punctuation.

Arguably the most misused punctuation mark, the semicolon's function is to link two sentences while keeping them distinct. Yet thanks to a social media campaign, it's become so much more.

This past April, Project Semicolon appropriated the semicolon as a symbol of hope and mental health awareness.

While fans around the world continue to mourn the loss of actor Robin Williams, not everyone has been sensitive about the circumstances surrounding the comedian's death. A Fox news presenter as well as a UK radio presenter were driven to public apologies comments about Williams' suicide.

In sad speculative news, the late Michael Jackson's daughter Paris has been hospitalized, following a suicide attempt. According to a developing article in the Huffington Post, the 15-year-old was rushed to hopsital by ambulance after police received a 911 call from her family home in Calabasas, Los Angeles.

One of the surviving children of singer Michael Jackson, Paris lives with grandmother Katherine Jackson and brothers Prince and Blanket.

"That is SO gay!" Ever slipped such a phrase unthinkingly? A site called NoHomophobes.com is campaigning to end what it dubs the "prevalence of casual homophobia in our society." Words stick, and you'd be surprised at just how often we use terms like “faggot,” “dyke,” “homo,” and “so gay” in throwaway speech.