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Essentially, '''punctuation''' is a guide to reading aloud. Each punctuation mark represents a pause, or a tone of voice. Punctuation can also play a part in the meaning of a sentence, as can be seen in the title of the book ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''. | Essentially, '''punctuation''' is a guide to reading aloud. Each punctuation mark represents a pause, or a tone of voice. Punctuation can also play a part in the meaning of a sentence, as can be seen in the title of the book ''[[Eats, Shoots and Leaves]]''. | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 24 July 2007
At first glance, punctuation might appear to be an aspect of written language only. But much of punctuation is essentially a guide to reading aloud.
- spelling, etymology, and words from other languages
Essentially, punctuation is a guide to reading aloud. Each punctuation mark represents a pause, or a tone of voice. Punctuation can also play a part in the meaning of a sentence, as can be seen in the title of the book Eats, Shoots and Leaves.
There is a leaflet in the SAS series which amalgamates all the advice on punctuation in one page: see Punctuation (SAS leaflet).
