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　　At long last, The New Well-Tempered Sentence rescues

punctuation from the perils of boredom, with wholly original

explanations of the rules of punctuation, whimsical graphics, and

utterly unforgettable characters (yes, characters in a grammar

book). Gordon teaches you clearly and simply where to place a comma

and how to use an apostrophe. Gradually, as you master the elusive

slashes, dots, and dashes that give expression to our most

perplexing thoughts, you will find yourself in the grip of a

bizarre and bemusing comedy of manners. Witty, saucy, and utterly

unforgettable, The New Well-Tempered Sentence is a must-have for

anyone who has ever despaired of opening a punctuation handbook but

whose sentences despair without one.

Introduction

The Exclamation Point！

The Question Mark

The Period

The Comma

The Semicolon

The Colon

The Hyphen

The Dash

Quotation Marks

Italics

Parentheses

Brackets

The Slash

The Apostrophe

Ellipses

　　Karen Elizabeth Gordon is the author of the classic and comic

reference books The Deluxe Transitive Vampire, The New

Well-Tempered Sentence, and Torn Wings and Faux Pas. Her

wanderlusting fiction includes The Ravenous Muse, The Red Shoes and

Other Tattered Tales, and Paris Out of Hand. She lives in Berkeley,

California and Paris.

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书籍介绍

This essential guide to grammar rescues punctuation from the perils of boredom, with wholly original explanations of the rules, whimsical graphics, and utterly unforgettable characters. Gordon teaches you clearly and simply where to place a comma and how to use an apostrophe. Gradually, as you master the elusive slashes, dots, and dashes that give expression to our most perplexing thoughts, you will find yourself in the grip of a bizarre and bemusing comedy of manners.

Witty, saucy, and utterly unforgettable, The New Well-Tempered Sentence is a must-have for anyone who has ever despaired of opening a punctuation handbook but whose sentences despair without one.