Dominic Selwood

Punctuation Without Tears

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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    So, from the outset, get into your mind that punctuation is flexible and varied.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    A children’s picture book and an instruction manual on making a thermonuclear bomb will use very different writing styles. It’s natural that their punctuation will be different, too.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    That may sound too good to be true, but it makes sense when you remember that the purpose of punctuation is to help readers understand what you write.

    My second piece of advice is:

    Punctuate according to the context
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Do whatever makes your writing easiest to understand
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    For centuries, people have tried to turn punctuation into a science with dozens of rigid rules
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    Punctuation is About You
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    18. U.S. English and British English — It’s the Same
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    He is the author of a number of bestselling novels and history books, and appears as a commentator on television and radio. He has a doctorate from the University of Oxford.

    He tweets at:

    @DominicSelwood
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    He writes occasionally for The Spectator — Britain’s oldest periodical — and other newspapers and magazines.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted2 years ago
    columnist for Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.
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