Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation
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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 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.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1250060419
ISBN13:9781250060419
Release Date:October 2015
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.11 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"
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