If your friend is wanting to write American English, the best source for
punctuation information might be The Chicago Manual of Style -- it does
not have too much to say about grammar, but on punctuation, it's
comprehensive. American and British punctuation rules differ, though, so
if he's wanting to write for a British audience, he'd need a different
reference.

-- Bill Spruiell


-----Original Message-----
From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lucy Hobbs
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:03 PM
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Subject: Grammar book needed

Can you recommend a comprehensive English grammar and punctuation text
for a 
German friend of mine?  He speaks English fluently but has some
difficulty 
with punctuation.

Thanks,  Lucy 

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