Hand-book of Punctuation: With Instructions for Capitalization, Letter-writing, and Proof-readingAmerican Book Company, 1878 - 127 pages |
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Page 53
... margin . They are the following : - The Star ( * ) , the Dagger ( † ) , the Double Dagger ( 1 ) , the Section ( § ) , Parallel Lines ( ) , the Para- graph ( ¶ ) . The above marks are given in the order in which they are used . The ...
... margin . They are the following : - The Star ( * ) , the Dagger ( † ) , the Double Dagger ( 1 ) , the Section ( § ) , Parallel Lines ( ) , the Para- graph ( ¶ ) . The above marks are given in the order in which they are used . The ...
Page 95
... Margin . It is the usual custom to leave a mar- gin on the left of a written page . This varies according to the taste of the writer and the size of the page . Paragraphs . - A new paragraph should com- mence whenever a new subject is ...
... Margin . It is the usual custom to leave a mar- gin on the left of a written page . This varies according to the taste of the writer and the size of the page . Paragraphs . - A new paragraph should com- mence whenever a new subject is ...
Page 104
... are made . INTRODUCTORY REMARK . Mistakes in the proof should be called attention to by certain marks which will hereafter be de- scribed , and the corrections should be indicated in the margin , on the right or left of the 104.
... are made . INTRODUCTORY REMARK . Mistakes in the proof should be called attention to by certain marks which will hereafter be de- scribed , and the corrections should be indicated in the margin , on the right or left of the 104.
Page 105
... margin . It is bet- ter to repeat the line with the correction in the margin , so as to attract attention to the desired change ; as , 2 , 4 , 8. A sloping line should always be placed between corrections opposite the same line , and ...
... margin . It is bet- ter to repeat the line with the correction in the margin , so as to attract attention to the desired change ; as , 2 , 4 , 8. A sloping line should always be placed between corrections opposite the same line , and ...
Page 106
... margin ; as , 5 . REMARK . When it is necessary to change a word , printed in capitals , to small letters , draw a line through the word , and write l . c . in the margin ; as , 16. See I. , Rem . 3 . III . Omissions . - If a letter ...
... margin ; as , 5 . REMARK . When it is necessary to change a word , printed in capitals , to small letters , draw a line through the word , and write l . c . in the margin ; as , 16. See I. , Rem . 3 . III . Omissions . - If a letter ...
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Common terms and phrases
215 Prospect 36 Madison St A. S. Barnes abbreviation Adrian apostrophe apposition Arpinum brackets business letters caret close colon comma commence with capitals compound word connected corrections dash is frequently Dead Letter Office Dear Sir definition Deity Dependent clauses diæresis diphthong divisions double marks draw a line envelope EXAMPLES exclamation point Father George Eliot given heading hyphen inclosed interrogation point introduced introductory words inverted italics kings Letter-form line immediately following Lord Madame margin married lady meaning mence Miss necessary nouns oration paragraph parenthesis parenthetical expressions parenthetical marks parenthetical words period person person's name preceded printed printer pronouns proof proof-readers properly punctuation marks quotation marks relative clause REMARKS RULE salutation semicolon sentence signature sloping line small letters sometimes tence things thou tion title and name town or village usually verb William K words and phrases words of respect written with small
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