The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed. Expanded and Revised

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. For over a decade THE WELL TEMPERED SENTENCE has provided instruction and pleasure to the wariest student and the most punctilious scholar alike. Now Karen Elizabeth Gordon has revised and enlarged her classic handbook with fuller explanations of the rules of punctuation, additional whimsical graphics, and further character development and drama -- all the while redeeming punctuation from the perils of boredom. For anyone who has despaired of opening a punctuation handbook (but whose sentences despair without one), THE NEW WELL TEMPERED SENTENCE will teach you clearly and simply where to place a comma and how to use an apostrophe. And 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 beguiling comedy of manners. Long-time fans will delight in the further intrigues of cover girl Loona, the duke and duchess, and the mysterious Rosie and Nimrod. The New Well-Tempered Sentence is sure to entertain while teaching you everything you want to know about punctuation. Never before has punctuation been so much fun! Presents An Illustrated Guide To The Proper Use Of Punctuation, Covering The Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period, Comma, Semicolon, Colon, Hyphen, Dash, Quotation Marks, Italics, Parenthese, Brackets, The Slash, Apostrophe, And Ellipse, Each With Humorous And Outlandish Example Sentences. The Exclamation Point! -- The Question Mark -- The Period -- The Comma -- The Semicolon -- The Colon -- The Hyphen -- The Dash -- Quotation Marks -- Italics -- Parenthesis -- Brackets -- The Slash -- The Apostrophe -- Ellipses. Karen Elizabeth Gordon. Rev. Ed. Of: The Well-tempered Sentence. 1983. Presenting extensive entertaining explanations of the rules of punctuation, this revised and expanded book offers advice on punctuation and a "bizarre comedy of manners." Whimsical illustrations and the travails of numerous fictional characters accompany explanations of the rules of punctuation. Chapters in the book address 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, and ellipses. (RS) The basic rules governing the use of periods, semicolons, hyphens, commas, and other punctuation marks are illustrated by original explanations and humorous sample sentences. Reprint