Making a point : the Persnickety story of English punctuation
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-364) and index.
Description
"The triumphant concluding volume in David Crystal's classic trilogy on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide on how to use it. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organizations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error across the United States. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield with characteristic wit, clarity, and commonsense. In David Crystal's Making a Point, he gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia and offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context"--,Provided by publisher.
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