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The Elements of Punctuation

The Elements of Punctuation1856

With Rules on the Use of Capital Letters ..

John Wilson

About this book

This book is an abridgment of Wilson's longer "Treatise on Punctuation." It is designed to be a ready reference to questions about how to use various punctuation marks and when to use capital letters. For each mark, rules are prescribed and examples given. There are frequent explanatory notes and discussions about the application of rules and exceptions to the rules.

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First published
1856
OL Work ID
OL13089765W

Subjects

punctuationcapitalizationcommasperiodssemicolonscolonshyphensquestion marksexclamation pointsapostrophes

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