The Penguin Guide to Punctuation
- ISBN-10
- 0141991585
- ISBN-13
- 9780141991580
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-13
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- R L Trask
Description
The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.
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