Making a point : the pernickety story of English punctuation
Crystal, David, 1941-2015
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Behind every punctuation mark lie 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 organisations 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. He gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia, and he offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context.
Main title:
Making a point : the pernickety story of English punctuation / David Crystal.
Author:
Crystal, David, 1941-, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2015.London : Profile Books, 2015.
Collation:
xiii, 378 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781253502 (hbk)
Dewey class:
411
Language:
English
BRN:
1780426