WHY WE PUNCTUATE

OR
REASON VERSUS RULE
IN THE USE OF MARKS
BY
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON KLEIN
“Punctuation seems to be an art based upon rules without congruity, and derived from practice without uniformity.”
Second Edition—Entirely Rewritten
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
THE LANCET PUBLISHING COMPANY
1916


COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON KLEIN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


TO MY WIFE

who during the many years the subject of punctuation has occupied my attention has ever been ready, with great intelligence and helpfulness, to discuss with me the intricate and often dull problems which punctuation presents

THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED IN
LOVING APPRECIATION