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The Penguin Guide to Punctuation (Penguin Reference Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: R L Trask
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 9289
Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0140513663
Dewey Decimal Number: 031
EAN: 9780140513660
ASIN: 0140513663
Publication Date: August 5, 2004
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The best guide October 11, 2008
Stephen Town
The best guide to punctuation available. I'd read a number of guides to this subject and I still wasn't completely clear on some points until I came across this excellent book. It's crystal clear and very easy to read and use. I wish this had been the first punctuation guide I'd read: I would have saved myself both time and money. The book covers a number of areas that I didn't expect but found very useful, such as referencing and how to lay out reports.
I've since read a number of R.L. Trask's books and they're all outstanding. 'Language: The Basics' is brilliant. He's a truly talented writer and communicator. I wish more academics could write and explain ideas like Mr Trask.
The single most helpful reference book on English punctuation and related topics July 15, 2008
R. Stadler
As a native German and long-time anglophile I had been looking for something like this for ages. The author manages to convey his insights without any hint of intellectual stiffness or arrogance. At the same time one gets the impression he knows what he is talking about. But he is not dogmatic, either. He will freely acknowledge when his view differs from, say, common usage at publishing houses.
At the end of each chapter, there is a summary of the most important/basic rules for quick reference.
The "Penguin Guide to Punctuation" is highly informative as well as fun to read. Language scholarship at its best put to practical use. Highly recommended.
Nice book to learn or 're-learn' your punctuation... March 15, 2008
M. S. Ridgeway (England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a nice little book to get you started or even refresh your memory on correct punctuation. It's a nice and easy book to read through and, though a mere 160 pages or so, very comprehensive, covering all you will need to know about punctuation. I've just quickly read through it today, but will read through it in more detail at my leisure in the hope of purging some of my many bad writing habits. Recommended.
Splendid book March 11, 2008
Francisco Coutinho (Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best book on punctuation that I know. Each punctuation mark is very well explained. However, to be brief, I will comment only on how professor Trask explains the use of the comma. He says that there are only four uses of the comma. He lists the four uses (the only four) of the comma and then presents a test designed to help you to decide for yourself if a comma is used properly or not. Sometimes it is hard to apply the test. For example consider the following sentence that you can find on page 39 of the book. "The situation is clear: if you have unprotected sex with a stranger, you risk AIDS." Now try to apply professor Trask test to decide if the comma in this sentence is correct or not. I have tried the test in other examples and found it very easy to use. This should be compared with the, also excellent, approach by professor Anne Stilman in the book "Grammatically correct". She lists six rules on how to use the comma each rule with several sub cases. I personally prefer professor Trask approach. The approach to the comma example is the same to the other punctuation marks. Every one of them is carefully explained in probably the most concise away.
Best English lesson ever May 1, 2007
Enigma (Greece)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Punctuation is the most confusing part of grammar for writers.
This book details the correct usage for each punctuation, in a way that a thirteen year old would understand.
Most definitely the best English lesson I have had.
If you only buy one book on writing/grammar, than I advise you to buy this one.
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