دانلود کتاب Punctuation at Work: Simple Principles for Achieving Clarity and Good Style

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Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Author’s Note......Page 16
Definitions......Page 18
1. Punctuation can’t rescue sense from nonsense.......Page 28
2. The main reason to punctuate is to clarify your intent.......Page 30
3. One of punctuation’s tasks is to supply the various signals given by the voice.......Page 32
4. In workplace writing, a sentence should yield its meaning instantly.......Page 35
5. Punctuation should be invisible.......Page 38
6. Punctuation follows the arrangement of words.......Page 40
7. Punctuation indicates how ideas relate.......Page 43
8. Punctuation suggests how much emphasis an idea deserves.......Page 45
9. Punctuation slows the reading.......Page 48
10. Don’t count too much on context to make your meaning plain.......Page 52
11. Know the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive expressions.......Page 55
12. Respect the distinction between that and which.......Page 59
13. When is punctuation optional?......Page 65
14. Use the serial comma.......Page 72
15. When do I separate adjectives with a comma?......Page 75
16. Use the hyphen to clarify “improvised usage.”......Page 79
17. Sometimes, no matter how you punctuate, a reader is going to think it’s wrong.......Page 85
18. Feed your head.......Page 86
19. When you see an odd usage, consider the source.......Page 87
Apostrophe......Page 90
Brackets......Page 96
Colon......Page 102
Comma......Page 105
Dash......Page 121
Ellipsis......Page 125
Hyphen......Page 127
Parentheses......Page 134
Period......Page 142
Question Mark......Page 148
Quotation Marks......Page 149
Semicolon......Page 156
Slash......Page 162
Punctuating Common Sentence Structures......Page 165
Appendix: How to List Ideas......Page 182
Notes......Page 196
C......Page 204
E......Page 205
N......Page 206
Q......Page 207
S......Page 208
Z......Page 209