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THK STANDARD DICTIONARY OF FACTS 



M,Jf wethmkof gtoryinthefeki; of wiadomin The Marks of Parenthesis. If an 



the cabinet; 01 won i- inserted in the body of a sentence, 



lie :in,l pr morals with which it has no connection in sense or con- 



-iiinmon | : faction, it should be enclosed by the marks 



itself as the per- of parenthesis. The test is. Can the words to 



Mer authorities say use a semi- be enclosed be omitted without injury to the 



liefore and comma Met I have clearly seen charity (if charity 



narm-l , . lien they precede an it may be called) insult wit h an air of pity. She 



example or an illustration. The latest authority had managed this matter so well (oh, how artful 



woman she was), that my lather's heart was 



but another illustration of the change- in pune- ;one before I suspected it was in danger. 



that are 

 < nlon. 1. When a - long, and 



Notice the use of the mark of interrogation 

 in this sentence: " While the Christ ian desires 

 the approbation of his fellow-men (and why 



the greater division ">hould be marked by a should he not desire it?), he disdains to receive 

 colon: Art has been to me it- own exceeding their ;_ good-will by dishonorable means." 

 great reward: it has soothed my atllictions: 



one Of both of the parts contain semicolons. 



The Dash. 1. The dash is used to show 



has soothed my 

 It has refined my enjoyment*: it has endeared an abrupt break in a sentence; to show a sus- 



^ solitude; and it has given me the habit of pension in the thought; or an epigrammatic 

 _'od and the beautiful turn in sentiment. Closely following came 

 in all that surrounds me. , 



:i should follow a clause that is com- 



:i itself, but is followed, without a Con- 

 M. by some remark, inference, or illus- 

 tration: Nor was the religion of the Greek 

 drama a mere form: it was full of truth, spirit, 

 and p< 



what do you suppose? The eye of the child 

 who can look unmoved into that "well unde- 



filed," in which heaven itself seems to be re- 

 flected? 



2. The dash is used where there is an ellipsis 

 of such words as, namely, that is, etc. To 

 separate adjectives in opposition but closely 



.Id l>e used before a long direct connected, Though deep, yet clear. 

 quotation, or a list of articles formally intro- Brackets. These marks, used for nearly 



duced: She finished her helpful talk with the the same purposes as the parenthesis, are usually 

 "Song" from "Pippa Passes": confined to expressions inserted in or appended 



to a quotation, and not belonging to it. They 

 are intended to give an explanation, to rectify 

 a mistake, or to supply an omission; as, "The 

 captain had several men died [who died] in the 

 ship " ; * * * because the people love the 

 principles of the Constitution [long continued 

 applause] and to-day, etc. 



4. The words ye* and no should be followed - H yP h en. 1. The hyphen is used in form- 

 -,,., ing compound words. When each of the words 



from 



1 The year's at the spring 

 The (jay's at the morn; 

 M'.rning's at seven; " 



Will you kindly send me the following articles: 



2 Ibs. of granulated sugar. 

 1 Ib. of coffee. 



by a colon, provided the words that follow are 



a continuation or repetition of the question: 



Can these words add vigor to your hearts? 



Yes: they can do it: they have often done it. 



bfl colon is more often used than any 



: the salutation in a letter: My 



Interrogation Point. 1. An interro- 



; laced at the end of every direct 



n: Will you go? He asked me, "Will 



you go?" 



of which a compound is formed retains its origi- 

 nal accent, they should be united by a hyphen: 

 The all'-pow'erful God; In / cense-breath / ing 

 morn. Everlasting, notwithstanding, and a few 

 other words are exceptions to this rule. 



2. If a prefix ends in a vowel, and the word 

 to which it is joined begins with a vowel, the 

 hyphen, or the diaeresis over the second vowel 

 is used: co-operate or cooperate. 



3. The hyphen is used to show the division 

 of words into syllables: hy-phen. 



2. The mark of interrogation should not be i ^ 



H il Wlty atlirmed that a question L^P , 111 * 1 nd r S!ng:le , ,.- 



has b< , and the expression denoting >Ij * rk f-. I- Every direct quotation should IH- 



b enclosed in double quotation marks: To me 

 he said, " I cannot believe it is true." 



inquiry is put in any other form than that of a 

 in: I was asked if I would go to 

 Furoj . .mcr. 



It .-houM he phice.l insiile ,,f the ({notation 



properly to the quotation, and <>ut- 



-; He asked, "Will you return hy 



(dock?" What can be more interesting th.-.r, 



i^ini: rrov, 



reclamation Point. This point is 



Mer any i-xpn-v-ion of strong emotion, 



and after interject \, t \\< : Friends, countrymen. 



and lovers! hear me for my cause, and be silent 



u may hear. The heavens and earth, 



O Lord! proclaim Thy boundless power. Ohi quotation marks omitted. 



nothing is further from rny thoughts than to 

 you. ( )h. that all classes ofsociety were 

 both enlightened and virtuous! 



2. If the thought, but not the words of an- 

 other are given, quotation marks are not used: 

 He said that he could not believe that it was 



true. 



3. You may use italics, or double, or single 

 quotation marks if you are quoting a single 

 word or short expression. "Petticoat" (liter- 

 ally 'little coat'), in itself a sufficiently inof- 

 fensive term, has shown a tendency to give 

 way to "skirt." In this illustration "petti- 

 coat" and "skirt" may be italicized and the 



4. If a quotation occurs within a quotation, 



i j.l_ 1 1 j_ j.' 



enclose 

 marks : 



the second one in single quotation 

 In his letter he wrote, " If the physi- 



