Punctuation

Punctuation - A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically

Punctuation is a device by which we aid words to tell their story. Words have done this at times without such aid, and may now do so, but at constant risk of serious misunderstanding. This can be easily seen by reading the following lines printed as they would have been written in an ancient manuscript. WETHEPEOPLEOFTHEUNITEDSTATES INORDERTOFORMAMOREPERFECT UNIONESTABLISHJUSTICEINSUREDO MESTICTRANQUILITYPROVIDEFOR THECOMMONDEFENCEPROMOTETHE GENERALWELFAREANDSECURETHE BLESSINGSOFLIBERTYTOOURSELVES ANDOURPOSTERITYDOORDAINAND ESTABLISHTHISCONSTITUTIONFOR THEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA Probably this particular passage could be read without danger of serious misunderstanding. The two well-known passages which follow, however, are cases where either a simple statement may become a ridiculous travesty or a serious arraignment may become a eulogy by punctuation. Punctuate the following so as to express two very different meanings: [2] Punctuate the following in two ways: one to represent a very bad man, and the other a very good man: Punctuation being intended for the sole purpose of making the text intelligible and removing as many of the causes of possible misunderstanding as may be, must depend in the last resort on a correct understanding of the text. This understanding may be obtained from the text itself, from the context, that is, the writing as a whole, or from outside knowledge about the matter under consideration. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 20787
Author: Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
Release Date: Mar 9, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English