Adding to the Wikibook

Other than a brief, abridged explanation of common comma misuses, there is nothing in this text that explains or demonstrates the wonders of our puncuation system!


Most college students, I would bet, have little to no clue how to use even the comma properly, let alone such useful figures as the semicolon, the dash, or the ellipses, all of which certainly have their places in Basic Writing. Students should be made aware of the writing power that lies in knowing punctuation devices.


I would certainly be willing to add a "Basic Writer's Guide to Standard American English Punctuation" of sorts to the Wikibook, however brief or exhaustive we see fit. However, I am not sure if I could base a seminar paper on the subject. We'll see how it goes.