Honestly, if it weren't for the way the author's personality shines through in his didactic suggestions sprinkled with examples from his own life, I don't think I would have made it this far into the book. I should finish it tomorrow or Monday at the latest. It contains the following helpful gems:
About changing typeface rather than punctuation to perform a separating function (as here, with no colon following the italics!)
The modern principle is to avoid graphic tautology: don't use two conventions when one would do. Use the fewest marks possible to make your meaning clear. (p. 135)About the semicolon
Its use or non-use should be governed by a sensitive appreciation of its role in relation to the discourse as a whole, in which semantics - not grammar - is the primary consideration. (p. 211)The book is 360 pages long. Don't be jealous.
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