Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation

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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 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.
Country USA
Brand St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer St. Martin's Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2015-10-06
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884757199169
EANs 9781250060419

Country	USA
Brand	St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer	St. Martin's Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2015-10-06
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884757199169
EANs	9781250060419

Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation

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