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Date Published: 2008
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Date Published: 2008-10-16
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Date Published: 2008
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Date Published: 2008-10-16
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Date Published: 2008
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Description: Language lovers can cheer the arrival of this new edition, beautifully packaged in a larger format with a red cloth-over-board cover and containing more than 50 vivid, full-color drawings by acclaimed "New Yorker" cartoonist Byrnes. read more
"Lynne Truss' Eats, Shoots & Leaves is the very best book I've read about punctuation. Okay, it's the only book I've ever read about punctuation, but that doesn't diminish its accomplishment: for 204 pages, it managed to make punctuation not only educational, but also interesting. Much of this is due to Truss' amusing illustrations. For example, consider the difference a comma makes in the sentence, "Now I must go and get on, my lover." Go ahead, take the comma out and see what you get. Go ahead. I dare you. Pretty good, huh? Truss' writing style is lively and engaging and always solidly tongue-in-cheek. Though she encourages us to let our "inner stickler" run free and punctuate - correctly, of course - with wild abandon, you never get the feeling she's nagging. And in this day of incomprehensible text messages, I can't be the only one praying fervently that punctuation experiences a resurgence in popularity (along with spelling and grammar). Truss is here to lead the revival. On the flipside, this book has also made me hopelessly paranoid about my own poor punctuation skills (and, by extension, my abysmal grammar). I guess this book will be setting by my computer as a reference for years to come. And at least I'll be entertained as I wrangle my punctuation marks into their proper places...though I doubt it will cure my penchant for parentheses or my enthusiasm for exclamation points!"
"Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed "stickler," provides a humorous romp through the world of punctuation. The book is part punctuation guide, part history of those funny little squiggles we call punctuation, and part rant about punctuation (mis)use in the real world. Much of the book is built around a seemingly endless collection of real-world punctuation errors that Truss has collected. Many of them are laugh-out-loud funny.
You can read Truss either as a comedienne doing a brilliant routine about punctuation, or as an outraged purist bemoaning the state of the world. My interpretation is more of the former. She may be a purist, but she also pokes fun at how much of a stickler she is being, and she acknowledges that many of the finer points of punctuation are judgement calls, as evinced by the stories she relates of conflicts between editors and famous authors over the placement (or not) of commas and semi-colons.
All in all, this was a fun read, and definitely the only punctuation guide I've ever had trouble putting down."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this short, funny book about British punctuation. The author had a wonderful sense of humor and used it throughout the book. This was a quick read, with sections on the:
1. Apostrophe 2. Comma 3. Quotation Marks (single and double) (Now I understand why I see punctuation in and outside of quotation marks; British place outside while the American custom place inside.) 4. Colon, Semicolon and Interjections 5. Dash, Exclamation, Question, Italics, Underlining... 6. Hyphen 7. Emoticons and other stuff (The author does not think too highly of using emoticons. She indicates such use shows poor word usage to convey meaning; therefore, needing to supplement with an emoticon.) Uh-oh. ;-)
Each chapter opens with a brief history, current practice in both American and British cultures and some include debates from various groups on correctness. All have humor and examples of right and wrong usage.
I have to share this letter. It is on pages 9 & 10 and is the same letter, but the punctuation is placed differently; thus, altering the meaning--drastically. Check it out:
Letter #1
"Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be yours? Jill
Letter #2 Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men I yearn! For you I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Jill""
"A delightful, informative and satisfying read, especially for those of us who feel the urge to reach for a red pen when confronted with the ubiquitous "grocer's apostrophe". Snappy writing makes it fun, right from the start.
If you're a stickler for punctuation, if you have difficulty using correct punctuation -- or if you just want a good laugh, pick up this book! You will at least want to find out how the title manages to become the punch-line for a joke that begins with, "A panda walks into a bar....""
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