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Publication
Oxford University Press (2008), Edition: 1, 272 pages
Description
Introduction: The Tiniest Sign. Time and Chance: Punctuality and the Coin Toss. Dit Dah: Codes to Sigh For. With a Bullet: Checklists and Dingbats. And a Half: Musical Dots. For Short: Mr., Sr., et al. Dot Dot Dot: Ellipses, Lacunae, and Missing Links. Stet: Emendations of Immortality. Ninety-Eight Point Six: Decimals and Determinings. Dot Com: Computation Punctuation. Bang!: The Dot Meets The Family. Period: The End Point. Afterword and Acknowledgements. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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LibraryThing member amaraduende
This book is full of segues and tangents that never actually end up relating back to the main point. That makes me angry. I love me a good tangent (see review of Bill Bryson). But this is ridiculous.
ISBN
0195324994 / 9780195324990