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Stops, or How to Punctuate

Name: Stops, or How to Punctuate
Author: Paul Allardyce

Paul Allardyce

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater, stepheather, Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Laurie Anne Walden, Sarah Jennings, Miranda Stinson, Shurtagal, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Clarica, Kristen McQuillin, Robin Cotter, Ada Kerman and Philippa Willitts · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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INTRODUCTION (9:50)
THE FULL STOP (6:13)
THE COMMA (30:57)
THE SEMICOLON (4:05)
THE COLON (7:51)
THE POINT OF INTERROGATION (5:20)
THE MARK OF EXCLAMATION (6:14)
THE DASH (7:02)
BRACKETS (OR THE PARENTHESIS) (5:35)
INVERTED COMMAS (9:13)
ITALICS (2:53)
THE HYPHEN (8:44)
THE APOSTROPHE (4:39)
ELLIPSIS (3:11)
REFERENCES TO NOTES (3:01)
CORRECTION OF PROOFS (5:41)