{"product_id":"9781466865648","title":"Making a Point: The Persnickety Story of English Punctuation","description":"The triumphant concluding volume in David Crystal's classic trilogy on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a complete guide on how to use it. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organizations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error across the United States. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield with characteristic wit, clarity, and commonsense. In David Crystal's \u003ci\u003eMaking a Point\u003c\/i\u003e, he gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia and offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context.","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141306368240,"sku":"9781466865648","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466865648_p0.jpg?v=1769891919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466865648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}