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punctuated equilibrium
punctuated equilibrium The theory, first proposed in 1972 by Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould, that
evolution is characterized by geologically long periods of stability during which little speciation occurs, punctuated by short periods of rapid change, species undergoing most of their morphological changes shortly after breaking from their parent species.
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Punctuation errors can cost jobs, money, esteem
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 9/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; For Jeff Rubin, spotting a punctuation error in a newspaper or book is...thing unfit for consumption. "Punctuation is like the little lost stepchild...aware that it's also National Punctuation Day. Rubin founded it in 2004...
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Punctuation: finally, it gets a day, if you haven't heard
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 8/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; Jeff Rubin used to mark punctuation problems in newspapers with a red...Yet his obsession with proper punctuation never waned and he despaired the...he had an idea. $-) National Punctuation Day was born. Starting today...
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E. E. Cummings's parentheses: punctuation as poetic device.
Magazine article from: Style; 6/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...a need to assist unskilled readers, punctuation communicates an interpretation of a...shifts. As semantically fuzzy, marks of punctuation offer a particularly rich repository...paper maps the usage of one mark of punctuation, parentheses, appearing in the vast...
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Young children and resistance to punctuation
Magazine article from: Research in Education; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...is riddled with inconsistencies. Punctuation, being part of literacy, shares all...throughout this century that standards of punctuation are poor, almost nothing is known about...development of children's understanding of punctuation. (For a detailed review see Hall...
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Don't Know Much About Punctuation: Notes on a Stickler Wannabe
Magazine article from: Texas Law Review; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Don't Know Much About Punctuation: Notes on a Stickler Wannabe EATS...ZERO[-]TOLERANCE APPROACH TO PUNCTUATION. By Lynne Trass. London: Profile...the whole, British standards of punctuation are somewhat lower than American...
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Commentary: Pause here, and appreciate the history of punctuation
Newspaper article from: Long Island Business News; 10/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the deadline for the first annual National Punctuation Day Baking Contest, in which contestants were to bake something in the shape of a punctuation mark and send it to National Punctuation Day headquarters in Pinole, Calif. Entries...
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Magazine article from: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. Lynne Truss. New York: Gotham Books...amp; Leaves is not your ordinary punctuation text; it's more humour (the author...a Dash, a BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation, in 2002. The success of the radio...
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La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Autumn Grooms column: How will you mark Punctuation Day?
Newspaper article from: La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI); 9/21/2007; 676 words
; ...Autumn Grooms Sep. 21--Proper punctuation seems to have fallen by the wayside...in abbreviated codes. But accurate punctuation -- and knowing its purpose -- still...properly, Rubin writes on his National Punctuation Day Web site. Punctuation counts...
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Correct Use of Spellings and Punctuations Help to Accomplish Professionalism and Efficiency in Communication This Is Where The E-Learning Course Punctuation and Spelling Comes Into Play.
M2 Presswire; 11/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...Use of Spellings and Punctuations Help to Accomplish...Learning Course Punctuation and Spelling Comes...of carelessness. - Punctuation helps the reader to...use of spellings and punctuations help to accomplish...Name of the course: Punctuation and Spelling This...
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National Punctuation Day
Newspaper article from: Extra; 9/17/2008; ; 493 words
; The 5th Annual National Punctuation Day (NPD) will be held in schools...us of the importance of proper punctuation for communicating clearly at school...the Web site to see how proper punctuation is celebrated with activities in...
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PUNCTUATION
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
PUNCTUATION The practice in WRITING and PRINT of...parentheses and asides. Until the 18c, punctuation was closely related to spoken delivery...are two extremes in its use: heavy punctuation and light punctuation . In the 18...
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punctuation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special...intonations. Such features are represented by punctuation, indicated by signs inserted usually...for incomplete intonation patterns. Punctuation of material intended to be read silently...
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punctuation flame
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
punctuation flame A FLAME which refers to a POSTING to a NEWSGROUP criticizing the poor punctuation. Usually the flame does not respond to any of the points made in the original posting.
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PUNCTUATION MARK
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
PUNCTUATION MARK. Any one of a set of conventional marks or characters used in organizing written and printed language, such as a comma (,) or an exclamation mark/point (!). See PUNCTUATION .
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punctuation mark
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
punc·tu·a·tion mark • n. a comma, period, apostrophe, or other symbol inserted into written or printed matter that aids the sense of the text by indicating such attributes as pauses, stops, possessives, queries, and dialogue.
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