The (Public) Punctuation Page:

When writing was invented, people puzzled over how to include pauses, anxiety, ends of complete thoughts etc.

Punctuation was evolved to do this, to help us suggest a pause,  or a question,  or that part of the writing quotes somebody else.

Knowing how to use punctuation is really knowing how to breathe life into your writing.

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Hey!

Before I forget! There exists a wonderful, hilarious, accurate, handsome book about punctuation by Lynne Truss. The title, Eats Shoots and Leaves is itself a demonstration of what happens when you leave out punctuation. Her website: http://eatsshootsandleaves.com/ I dare you, no! I triple dang dare you to read this book without falling on the floor laughing hard enough to make your milk squirt out through your nose.

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Here are the punctuation marks covered in this program. Just click on the one you need.

, Commas ,

; Semi Colons ;

: Colons :

'Apostrophes'

--Dashes--

( Parentheses )

[ Brackets ]

- Hyphens -

/ \Slashes/ \

"Quotation Marks"

Italics Italics/Underlines Underlined

. . . Ellipses . . .

?Question Marks?

. Periods .

! Exclamation Points !

 

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Also, you will quiver with delight when you read the dialogue about punctuation between the author and his MOP.  Click Here.