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Punctuation for Now
John McDermott
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Description for Punctuation for Now
Hardback. The author describes how our system of punctuation has grown out of the history of our language. It shows the conventions that govern the best punctuation in the English language, according to the author, by drawing from literary examples from such authors as Amis, Waugh and Greene. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
It's or Its? Full stop inside or outside the inverted commas? What's the difference between a semi-colon and a colon? Cooperate or co-operate? Punctuation For Now describes in a witty but authoritative way how our present system of punctuation has grown out of the history of our language. It also indicates the conventions that govern the best punctuation in the English of today. The rules are set out clearly, and reinforced by abundant examples from the work of such authors as Kingsley Amis and Evelyn Waugh. Anyone with an examination to pass, or with a child who is learning to ... Read more
It's or Its? Full stop inside or outside the inverted commas? What's the difference between a semi-colon and a colon? Cooperate or co-operate? Punctuation For Now describes in a witty but authoritative way how our present system of punctuation has grown out of the history of our language. It also indicates the conventions that govern the best punctuation in the English of today. The rules are set out clearly, and reinforced by abundant examples from the work of such authors as Kingsley Amis and Evelyn Waugh. Anyone with an examination to pass, or with a child who is learning to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333510674
SKU
V9780333510674
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99-15
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