Abstract: The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the 'nuts and bolts' of the English language, and here is the ideal everyday companion. Punctuation has been described as 'a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling'. Included in this essential guide are: 'Ten Golden Rules of Punctuation' by a Victorian schoolmistress; how to deal with capitalization, full stops and commas; mastery of colons, parentheses, dashes, hyphens, questions, exclamations and apostrophes; the ultimate punctuation test; and, witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson.

“Collins 175 years of dictionary publishing”—cover page.

“How to deal with capital letters, commas, and full stops and achieve mastery over colons, parentheses, hyphens, question marks, exclamation marks, and apostrophes”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English