Book description
Proper punctuation isn't just for school teachers?it's for anyone in the workplace who wants to communicate professionally...and clearly!
Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction (1/2)
- Introduction (2/2)
- Author’s Note
- Definitions (1/2)
- Definitions (2/2)
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What You Need to Know First: 19 Principles
- 1. Punctuation can’t rescue sense from nonsense.
- 2. The main reason to punctuate is to clarify your intent.
- 3. One of punctuation’s tasks is to supply the various signals given by the voice.
- 4. In workplace writing, a sentence should yield its meaning instantly.
- 5. Punctuation should be invisible.
- 6. Punctuation follows the arrangement of words.
- 7. Punctuation indicates how ideas relate.
- 8. Punctuation suggests how much emphasis an idea deserves.
- 9. Punctuation slows the reading.
- 10. Don’t count too much on context to make your meaning plain.
- 11. Know the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive expressions.
- 12. Respect the distinction between that and which. (1/2)
- 12. Respect the distinction between that and which. (2/2)
- 13. When is punctuation optional? (1/2)
- 13. When is punctuation optional? (2/2)
- 14. Use the serial comma.
- 15. When do I separate adjectives with a comma?
- 16. Use the hyphen to clarify “improvised usage.” (1/2)
- 16. Use the hyphen to clarify “improvised usage.” (2/2)
- 17. Sometimes, no matter how you punctuate, a reader is going to think it’s wrong.
- 18. Feed your head.
- 19. When you see an odd usage, consider the source.
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The Marks
- Apostrophe
- Brackets (1/2)
- Brackets (2/2)
- Colon
- Comma (1/4)
- Comma (2/4)
- Comma (3/4)
- Comma (4/4)
- Dash
- Ellipsis
- Hyphen (1/2)
- Hyphen (2/2)
- Parentheses (1/2)
- Parentheses (2/2)
- Period (1/2)
- Period (2/2)
- Question Mark
- Quotation Marks (1/2)
- Quotation Marks (2/2)
- Semicolon (1/2)
- Semicolon (2/2)
- Slash
- Punctuating Common Sentence Structures (1/4)
- Punctuating Common Sentence Structures (2/4)
- Punctuating Common Sentence Structures (3/4)
- Punctuating Common Sentence Structures (4/4)
- Appendix: How to List Ideas (1/3)
- Appendix: How to List Ideas (2/3)
- Appendix: How to List Ideas (3/3)
- Notes (1/2)
- Notes (2/2)
- Index
Product information
- Title: Punctuation at Work: Simple Principles for Achieving Clarity and Good Style
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2010
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814414941
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