 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 strani
...subject. PUNCTUATION.* The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma; the Colon, double that of the semicolon...the Period, double that of the colon, PUNCTUATION is the art of dividing'a written composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by points or stops,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 strani
...pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the Period, double that of the colon. The precise quantity or duration of each pause, cannot be defined ; for it. varies with the time of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 strani
...pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the Period, double that ©f the colon. The 'precise t[uantity or duration of each patise, cannot be dcBn«d ; fork varies with... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 strani
...pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma; the Colon, double that of the semicolon;...ancients were entirely unacquainted with the use of our commas, colons, &c. ; and wrote not only without any distinction of members and periods, but also... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 strani
...sense requires. The comma (,) represents the shortest pause; the semicolon (;) a pause doublr that of the comma ; the colon (:) double that of the semicolon ; and the period (.) double that of the colon. The precise duration of these pauses must depend on the degree of slowness or rapidity observed in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 strani
...pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest pause ; tte Semicolon, a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon; and the Period double that of the colon. The precise quantity or duration of each pause, cannot be defined ; for it varies with the time of... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 strani
...represents the shortest pause; the semicolon (;> a pause doable that of the comma; the colon (:) doable that of the semicolon ; and the period (.) double that of the colon. The precise dotation of these pauses must depend on the degree of slowness or rapidity observed ia... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 114 strani
...pronunciation require^ The Comma represents the shortest pause ; th* Seniicclon, a pause double that of the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the Peric J, double that of the colon. The points are marked in the fallowing manner : The Comma ,. The... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 322 strani
...pronunciation require. , • The Comma represents the shortest pause ; the Semicolon, a pause double that oi the comma ; the Colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the Period double that of the colon. The precise quantity or duration of each pause, cannot be defined ; for it varies with the time of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 234 strani
...passions, in common discourse. The comma marks the shortest pause ; the semicolon, a pause double that of the comma; the colon, double that of the semicolon ; and the period, double that of the colon. A dash following a stop, shows that the pause is to be greater than if the stop were alone ;• and... | |
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PUNCTUATION is the art of dividing a written composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by points or stops, for the purpose of marking the different pauses, which the sense and an accurate pronunciation require. The Comma represents the shortest... 
