"Punctuate" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... which was well sustained by Mr. Wiseman, was usually of himself, his wife being content to punctuate his autobiography with such encouraging phrases as, "Dear, dear!" "Well, whatever next!" the children doing no more than ask in a whisper for more food. This they did at regular and frequent intervals, but because of their whispers they ...
— The Man Who Knew • Edgar Wallace
... she addresses, with the intention of angering them; and the "you" is repeated, because those highly respectable men cannot at first bring their minds to believe that such unsavory epithets are addressed to them. We should punctuate thus, following the order of ...
— Atlantic Monthly Vol. 3, No. 16, February, 1859 • Various
... streaming, Punctuate the heavens' gleaming Scroll; and suns, gigantic, shine, Periods to ...
— Myth and Romance - Being a Book of Verses • Madison Cawein
... punctuation; parts of speech; jussive^; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi [Lat.]; Lindley Murray &c (schoolbook) 542; correct style, philology &c (language) 560. V. parse, punctuate, syllabicate^. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... properly; to avoid mistakes, many do not punctuate at all. A perusal of this book will remove all difficulties and make all points clear. The rules are clearly stated and freely illustrated, thus furnishing a most useful volume. The author is everywhere recognized ...
— Slips of Speech • John H. Bechtel |
