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ERIC Number: EJ535502
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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The Vocabulary of English Punctuation (Coming to Terms).
Zuidema, Leah A.
English Journal, v85 n7 p135-36 Nov 1996
Discusses the vocabulary of English punctuation terms, largely unchanged since the Norman conquest in 1066. Discusses the meaning of the period, colon, comma, question mark, exclamation point, slash, parenthesis, brackets, asterisk, hyphen, and ampersand. (RS)
Descriptors: Definitions, Grammar, Language Usage, Punctuation, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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