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R. L. Trask, "The Penguin Guide to Punctuation"
Penguin Books; Reissue edition | 176 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb
Review:
Picked up Trask's Penguin Guide to Punctuation in Oxford UK this July, read it on the flight home and am already using it for executive English improvement classes.
It's neat because it's not pretentious and strips away most of the historically rigid and stern grammar and punctuation 'rules'of the last 50 years. The author wants to make punctuation a 'living' art, and clear communication and sense of meaning are more important than abiding by old disciplines. He uses plently of sample phrases and sentences to illustrate 'correct'usage and highlights definite 'no nos'.
Differences between American and British punctuation are covered, but rather superficially. In its 180 pages there is enough to keep you on the right track.
Penguin Books; Reissue edition | 176 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb
Review:
Picked up Trask's Penguin Guide to Punctuation in Oxford UK this July, read it on the flight home and am already using it for executive English improvement classes.
It's neat because it's not pretentious and strips away most of the historically rigid and stern grammar and punctuation 'rules'of the last 50 years. The author wants to make punctuation a 'living' art, and clear communication and sense of meaning are more important than abiding by old disciplines. He uses plently of sample phrases and sentences to illustrate 'correct'usage and highlights definite 'no nos'.
Differences between American and British punctuation are covered, but rather superficially. In its 180 pages there is enough to keep you on the right track.
