Excerpt from Practical English PunctuationFurther, in an effort to make the book practical, us able, the author has employed the term punctuation in its broadest sense. Not only has hvphenation been treated, but compound words as well, not only the capitalization of proper names in general, but the specific kinds of proper names that are to be caprtalized, not only the punctuation of abbreviations, but the prevailing usage governing the writing of abbreviations -so that the book as a whole, with its rules governing the use of quotations, foot - notes, letters and letter writing, and the general sub j ect of the preparation of manuscripts, may be found to be a compact, convenient, and reasonably full compend ium of rules for the guidance of all persons who have need to write.One Other matter connected with the preparation of the book deserves especial mention. The rules herein set down have not been made from the writings of Thack eray, Scott, Dickens, and authors of their time or earlier. If one is frank, one must admit that the punctuation as well as the style of such writers is a bit antiquated now, that it is not entirely modern. Consequently, the models used in this guide-book have been, as far as possible, con servative modern authors, such as William Dean Howells, Henry jam'esyrobert Herrick, recognized contributors to present - day standard magazines, and other writers like these.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.