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Making a point : the pernickity story of English punctuation / David Crystal.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
411 CRY	Adult Non Fiction		Panania .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781781253502 (hbk.)
ISBN	1781253501 (hbk.)
Name	Crystal, David, 1941- author.
Title	Making a point : the pernickity story of English punctuation / David Crystal.
Published	London Profile Books, 2015.
Description	xiii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	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.
Subjects	Punctuation
Subjects	Punctuation -- History
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Punctuation . Punctuation -- History . Authors: Crystal, David, 1941- .