Making a point : the Persnickety story of English punctuation /
"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 r...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First U.S. Edition. |
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| Online Access: | Cover image |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 378 pages : illustrations, 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781250060419 1250060419 |