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Semicolon : the past, present, and future of a misunderstood mark / Cecelia Watson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Ecco, [2019]Edition: First editionDescription: 213 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062853059
  • 9780062853066
  • 9780062917935
  • 9780062917942
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE1450 .W38 2019
Contents:
Introduction: love, hate, and semicolons -- Deep history: the birth of the semicolon -- The science of semicolons: American grammar wars -- Sexy semicolons -- Loose women and liquor laws: the semicolon wreaks havoc in Boston -- The minutiae of mercy -- Carving semicolons in stone -- Semicolon savants -- Persuasion and pretension: are semicolons for snobs? -- Conclusion: against the rules?.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة PE1450 .W38 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط 30020000055480
Book Book UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة PE1450 .W38 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.2 Available 30020000055481

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: love, hate, and semicolons -- Deep history: the birth of the semicolon -- The science of semicolons: American grammar wars -- Sexy semicolons -- Loose women and liquor laws: the semicolon wreaks havoc in Boston -- The minutiae of mercy -- Carving semicolons in stone -- Semicolon savants -- Persuasion and pretension: are semicolons for snobs? -- Conclusion: against the rules?.

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