The Penguin Guide to Punctuation is indispensable for anyone who needs to get to grips with using punctuation in their written work. Whether you are puzzled by colons and semicolons, unsure of where commas should go or baffled by apostrophes, this jargon-free, succinct guide is for you.
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THE APOSTROPHE
5.2 Unusual Plurals
As a general rule, we never use an apostrophe in writing plural forms. (A plural form is one that denotes more than one of something.) Hence the things that those shops are selling are pizzas, videos, fine wines, cream teas, and mountain bikes. It is absolutely wrong to write pizza's, video's, fine wine's, cream tea's, and mountain bike's if you merely want to talk about more than one pizza or video or whatever. The same goes even when you want to pluralize a proper name:
She's trying to keep up with the Joneses.
There are four Steves and three Julies in my class.
Several of the Eleanor Crosses are still standing today.
Do not write things like Jones's, Steve's, Julie's or Eleanor Cross's if you are merely talking about more than one person or thing with that name.
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R L Trask has taught in the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences at the University of Sussex since 1988. He is the author of a number of books, including A DICTIONARY OF GRAMMATICAL TERMS IN LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE CHANGE, LANGUAGE: THE BASICS, A DICTIONARY OF PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY, HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS and THE HISTORY OF BASQUE.
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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This a good, straightforward, easy-to-read guide to punctuation. The table of contents is clearly laid out with chapters and sub-headings that allow easy searches for what you need to know - whether it's possessive apostrophes, the ellipsis or the slash that you're looking for.
An excellent reference book for those who want to learn and those who just need a reminder.
An excellent reference book for those who want to learn and those who just need a reminder.
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"Easy to follow, this step by step guide will dispel the mysteries of punctuation and provide an invaluable aid to writing clear English". This quote from the cover describes "The Penguin Guide to Punctuation" in a nutshell. Well structured, with a clear style and good layout, it deals separately with each area of punctuation, both British and American, and provides illustrative examples for each case.
If you need to learn modern English punctuation quickly and easily, or if you just need a ready reference to verify the punctuation of your writing from time to time, buy this book. Not only is it an excellent book but it is also good value.
If you need to learn modern English punctuation quickly and easily, or if you just need a ready reference to verify the punctuation of your writing from time to time, buy this book. Not only is it an excellent book but it is also good value.
32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Written by an author who clearly has strong feelings on the subject, this guide addresses each punctuation mark in turn, citing examples to cover every conceivable instance of its use. Differences between British and American usages are always highlighted where necessary (which is a nice touch I haven't seen in many other guides).
Despite being such a small book, the content is pretty much exhaustive, and Trask always expresses his opinion without pontificating. It's also written in an approachable style (where most guides are rigidly formal).
Worth every penny.
Despite being such a small book, the content is pretty much exhaustive, and Trask always expresses his opinion without pontificating. It's also written in an approachable style (where most guides are rigidly formal).
Worth every penny.
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The book is excellent, easy to read, funny and very helpful, especially for language students! (but not only). Thanks a lot!
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Book recommended to me for the work I do and it has been great. No nonsense language and answers questions.
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A very useful little book containing clear descriptions and examples of the many aspects of punctuation, including all of those "grey areas" that often confuse the writer.
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An essnetial aid to publishing
This is a brilliant little book that can teach you the often complex and difficult rules of punctuation, clearly and relatively easily. Succinct and accessible; highly recommended.
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The Penguin guide to punctuation is a fine book .it seems well thought out and explains it's self well done.
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I purchased this book after going back into education at the age of 40. After submitting my first couple of assignments I was told to work on my puntuation and sentance structure. Read more
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If you ever struggle with knowing the precise punctuation to use, this is the book to buy. It's clear, concise, and full of examples. Read more
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The best guide available
This is by far the best punctuation guide available. It is simple and easy to understand and communicates complicated concepts in a straight forward manner. Read more
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Having picked this up with some other penguin reference books some months ago, I just turned to it to clear up a proof-reading squabble over ; : and - in a PhD application. Read more
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I learned a lot from this guide and I became a good writer so I recommend it to English students.
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