00000cmm a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862097369 Buklod 20170628151325.0 g||| | || || ta 170410s2010 nyu u eng d 9780814414941 (eBook) (iLib)UPBAG-00024561161 DLC DML BAg rda eng ML-ebook Lauchman, Richard author. Punctuation at work [electronic resource] simple principles for achieving clarity and good style Richard Lauchman. New York American Management Association [2010] 1 online resource (202 pages) text txt rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Punctuation can?t rescue sense from nonsense--The main reason to punctuate is to clarify your intent--One of punctuation?s tasks is to supply the various signals given by the voice--In workplace writing, a sentence should yield its meaning instantly--Punctuation should be invisible--Punctuation follows the arrangement of words--Punctuation indicates how ideas relate--Punctuation suggests how much emphasis an idea deserves--Punctuation slows the reading--Don?t count too much on context to make your meaning plain--Know the difference between restrictive and non-restrictive expressions--Respect the distinction between that and which--When is punctuation optional?--Use the serial comma--When do I separate adjectives with a comma?--Use the hyphen to clarify "improvised usage"--Sometimes, no matter how you punctuate, a reader is going to think it?s wrong--Feed your head --When you see an odd usage, consider the source--Apostrophe--Brackets--Colon--Comma--Dash--Ellipsis --Hyphen--Parentheses--Period--Question mark--Quotation marks--Semicolon--Slash--Punctuating common sentence structures. IP-based subscription, on-campus, and remote access available via OpenAthens. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPB University Library website. English language Punctuation. Electronic books. American Management Association. Available for the University of the Philippines Baguio via IG Library. Click here to access https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/obj/AMAB0000628?searchid=1655972130079Pa~MSpqVlzDfAZNcLHooV (last viewed 23 June 2022) FO Monograph UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ML-ebook Electronic Resource