 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...ingenious student, for more extensive information on the subject. PUNCTUATION.* 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, PUNCTUATION is the art of... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...judgment naturally expresses his pereeptions, emotions and 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... | |
 | A. W. Winkelmann - English language - 1816 - 514 pages
...the different pauses which the sous» and яп accurate 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 356 pages
...marking the different paused which the sense, and an accurate 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. Exercises, p. 141. Key,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 158 pages
...making the different pauses which the sense, and an accurate 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. OF THE COMMA. The Comma usually... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 120 pages
...marking the different pauses, wluch the sense and an accurate 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, d«uble that of the colon. The points are marked in... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 378 pages
...for the purpose of marking the different pauses which the sense requires. 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 duration... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 376 pages
...for the purpose of i.iarking the different pauses which the sense requires. 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 duration... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 116 pages
...marking the different pauses, which the sense and an accurate 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 points are marked in the... | |
 | Charles M. Ingersoll - English language - 1825 - 298 pages
...marking the different pauses which the sense, and an accurate 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... | |
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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. 
