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Lessons in Punctuation from the Comma Queen

Date	Saturday, May 14; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost	$145 for enrollments paid on or before May 6; $165 after May 6
Class Limit	20
Instructor	Robyn Brode Orsini
Location	First Presbyterian Church, 2407 Dana Street, Berkeley Room G207, Geneva Hall (see First Presbyterian maps and directions)

How can one tiny mark of punctuation cause so much distortion or elucidate meaning so efficiently? This workshop gives a short history of punctuation and a lively and comprehensive survey of today’s trends. The instructor covers the most current punctuation rules and how to apply them, the various systems of logic governing punctuation, and how to avoid common pitfalls. Handouts, exercises, and discussion will raise your punctuation skills to royal status.

Note: The workshop includes a lunch break. Lunch is not provided.

Robyn Brode Orsini now spends most of her time teaching. She does not condone any panda who just eats[,] shoots and leaves (if you know what this refers to, you’ll like this course). She loves the nuance of punctuation and its many styles and hopes the workshop will nurture this idiosyncratic passion in you.

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