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100 1 _aCocker, William Johnson,
_d1846-1901
245 1 0 _aHand-book of punctuation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-22
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Hand-book of Punctuation" by W. J. Cocker is a guidebook on punctuation, capitalization, letter-writing, and proof-reading written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive volume aims to clarify the rules of punctuation and capitalization, illustrating them with examples from renowned English classics. It addresses the common misconceptions about punctuation and emphasizes the importance of clear communication. The opening of the book introduces the fundamental concepts of punctuation and presents its purpose: to provide guidelines on how to punctuate effectively. Cocker starts with the assertion that punctuation rules derive from the practices of esteemed writers, aiming not only to detail these rules but also to highlight the variations in punctuation use among different authors. He stresses that effective punctuation is critical for clarity in writing, as misunderstandings can easily arise from careless punctuation. Additionally, the preface outlines the unfortunate lack of attention given to punctuation in education and aims to rectify this by providing clear rules along with numerous illustrations, thereby enhancing writers' skills in effectively conveying meaning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1878
653 _aEnglish language -- Punctuation
653 _aEnglish language -- Capitalization
653 _aProofreading
653 _aLetter writing
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/handbookofpunctu00cockrich/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72479
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