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[SILK FIRST BROUGHT FROM INDIA A.D. 274.] 199. Writing and Printing are substitutes for oral communication; and correct punctuation is essential to convey the meaning intended, and to give due force to such passages as the author may wish to impress upon the mind of the person to whom they are being communicated. [WINES WERE FIRST MADE IN BRITAIN A.D. 276.] 200. The Points are as follows: Comma , Semicolon ; Colon : Period, or Full Point . Apostrophe ' Hyphen - Note of Interrogation ? Note of Exclamation ! Parenthesis ( ) Asterisk, or Star * As these are all the points required in simple epistolary composition, we will confine our explanations to the rules which should govern the use of them. 201. The Other Points, however, are: the paragraph ¶ the section § the dagger [can not be shown in a .txt file] the double dagger [ditto] the parallel || the bracket [ ] and some others. These, however, are quite unnecessary, except for elaborate works, in which they are chiefly used for notes or marginal references. The rule --is sometimes used as a substitute for the bracket or parenthesis. 202. Pauses The Comma , denotes the shortest pause; the semicolon ; a little longer pause than the comma; the colon : a little longer pause than the semicolon; the period . or full point the longest pause. 203. The Relative Duration of these pauses is described as: Comma While you count One. Semicolon " " " Two. Colon " " " Three. Period " " " Four.