The plain guide to the clear presentation of written language: punctuation is the `nuts and bolts' of the English language.

Punctuation has been described as `a courtesy designed to help readers understand a story without stumbling'. Included in this essential guide are:

a Victorian schoolmistress's Rules of Punctuation

trouble with Colons, and Dashes to the Rescue

the ultimate punctuation test

witty cartoons by Hunt Emerson