On the dot : the speck that changed the world
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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xii, 256 pages ; 22 cm
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SWOCC Library - Main Stacks
P301.5.P86 H86 2008
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P301.5.P86 H86 2008
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Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index
Description
Despite the humble origins of its name, the dot has been one of the most versatile players in the history of written communication. The Humez brothers shed light on the dot in all its various forms--as a mark of punctuation and a notation in mathematics and music--take readers on an engaging tour of the highways and byways of language, ranging from the history of the question mark and its lesser known offshoots the point dʹironie and the interrobang, to acronyms and backronyms, power point bullets and asterisks, emoticons and the "at-sign."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Humez, A., & Humez, N. D. (2008). On the dot: the speck that changed the world . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humez, Alexander and Nicholas D. Humez. 2008. On the Dot: The Speck That Changed the World. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Humez, Alexander and Nicholas D. Humez. On the Dot: The Speck That Changed the World Oxford University Press, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Humez, Alexander, and Nicholas D Humez. On the Dot: The Speck That Changed the World Oxford University Press, 2008.
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