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    Stops, or How to Punctuate
    Stops, or How to Punctuate
    Stops, or How to Punctuate
    Audiobook2 hours

    Stops, or How to Punctuate

    Written by Paul Allardyce

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Throughout the ages, languages continue to adapt and change. English, being a relatively new language, is a nice example of that. Though the English vocabulary is continually evolving, the system of punctuation has remained constant for the most part. This means that grammar books from 1895 are still applicable today. Therefore, if the following sentence looks correct to you, perhaps listening to Paul Allardyce's "Stops, or How to Punctuate" would be a good idea.
    (Summary by Shurtagal)

    The following sections were read by 2 readers:
    01 – Introduction: Nicholas James Bridgewater, stepheather
    02 – The Full Stop: Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Laurie Anne Walden
    03 – The Comma: Miranda Stinson, Sarah Jennings
    04 – The Semicolon: Shurtagal, Zachary Brewster-Geisz
    05 – The Colon: Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Sarah Jennings
    06 – The Point of Interrogation: Shurtagal, Kara Shallenberg
    07 – The Mark of Exclamation: Clarica, stepheather
    08 – The Dash: Sarah Jennings, Clarica
    09 – Brackets: Shurtagal, Kara Shallenberg
    10 – The Inverted Comma: Zachary Brewster-Geisz, Kristen McQuillin
    11 – Italics: Robin Cotter, Clarica
    12 – The Hyphen: Sarah Jennings, Clarica
    13 – The Apostrophe: Ada Kerman, Robin Cotter
    14 – Mark of Ellipses: Clarica, stepheather
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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