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Have you ever glimpsed a small semicolon tattoo on someone’s wrist? While it may seem like an ordinary punctuation mark, the semicolon tattoo represents a symbolic movement far beyond basic grammar.

The other day, my sister and I found ourselves waiting for tattoos in a New York City basement. No, this was not a sketchy setup; instead, a popular tattoo studio was offering a special flash tattoo ...