"Stops", Or How to Punctuate by Paul Allardyce
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| Author | Allardyce, Paul, 1855-1895 |
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| Title |
"Stops", Or How to Punctuate
A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students |
| Note | Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Summary | "Stops, Or How to Punctuate" by Paul Allardyce is a practical handbook for writers and students, written in the late 19th century. This informative text serves as a guide to understanding and applying the rules of punctuation, emphasizing the importance of clarity in writing for effective communication. Allardyce explores various punctuation marks, detailing their uses and providing examples to illustrate their proper application. The book presents a thorough examination of each punctuation mark, including the full stop, comma, semicolon, colon, and others, systematically explaining their functions and offering guidelines for their correct usage. Allardyce addresses common challenges in punctuation, such as ambiguity and clarity, and provides practical advice for avoiding confusion in written language. Throughout the text, he underscores the idea that well-placed punctuation enhances the reader's understanding and ensures that a writer's ideas are communicated effectively and clearly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PE: Language and Literatures: English |
| Subject | English language -- Punctuation |
| Subject | Proofreading |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20938 |
| Release Date | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 125 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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