Punctuation Thesaurus of the English Language

When Dr. Peter Mark Roget published his world-acclaimed, Roget Thesaurus, the world admired and quickly accepted it as a masterpiece, a practical tool of great benefit for every writer. With his Punctuation Thesaurus of the English Language, Howard Lauther has done no less on behalf of all writers wishing to master the punctuation for their writings. This manual is truly a world-first; it is filled with all kinds of information on the English Language punctuation, including 64 main categories of parts of speech as they relate to sentences. This manual is amazingly easy to use mainly because of its exhaustive 21-page General Index. Do you want to know how to abbreviate Biblical references? Go to 72.2 and the whole list shows Biblical Bibl., Chronicles Chron., Corinthians Cor., etc. Do you want to know how to use contractions? Go to 7.1 for a definition; then to 32.2 if it s adverbial; to 13.1 if it begins a sentence, etc. Do you want to know how to use a dash? Go to 61.7 for a definition; then to 17.2 if it is a prepositional phrase; to 33.9 if it appears last in a sentence, etc. If you’re not sure which need to be in Italics, then go 54.1 for literary titles, or to 6.11 for technical words, etc. Do you wish to use sarcasm in your writing, go to 6.9 to insure you need italics. In its whole, this Punctuation Thesaurus is a marvel in scope and breath. It is hard to imagine that a human being could have been so complete, so detailed, and so dedicated to his work. Howard Lauther is truly an exceptional man, and this books stands is a tribute to his achievement.