Why We Punctuate
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- or, Reason Versus Rule in the Use of Marks
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1. WHY WE PUNCTUATE2. PREFACE3. INTRODUCTION4. CHAPTER I THE FUNCTIONS OF MARKS, AND HOW PERFORMED5. CHAPTER II THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF PUNCTUATION—GROUPING6. CHAPTER III MODIFIED PARENTHESIS, EXPLANATORY AND RESTRICTIVE TERMS, AFTER-THOUGHT, AND APPOSITIVES7. CHAPTER IV GROUPING DONE BY THE SEMICOLON AND THE COLON8. CHAPTER V SOME USES OF THE DASH9. CHAPTER VI PUNCTUATION BY REASON AND CONVENTION10. CHAPTER VII COMMA, SEMICOLON, COLON, AND PERIOD—THEIR DIFFERENTIATION11. CHAPTER VIII COMMA, DASH, AND PARENTHESES—THEIR DIFFERENTIATION12. CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS USES OF MARKS13. CHAPTER X CONVENTIONAL USES OF MARKS14. CHAPTER XI QUOTATION-MARKS15. CHAPTER XII BRACKETS AND PARENTHESES16. CHAPTER XIII ABBREVIATIONS AND MISCELLANY17. CHAPTER XIV COMPOUND WORDS18. CHAPTER XV CLOSE AND OPEN PUNCTUATION19. INDEX20. FOOTNOTES: