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Book Description
Everyone knows the basics of punctuation, surely? Aren't we all taught at school how to use full stops, commas and question marks? And yet we see ignorance and indifference everywhere. "Its Summer!" says a sign that cries out for an apostrophe. "ANTIQUE,S," says another, bizarrely. "Pansy's ready", Continue
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bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010
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Bookreporter.com - EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES by Lynne Truss
EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Lynne Truss Gotham Books Reference ISBN: 1592400876 "Is there a hyphen in anal retentive?" — Author Unknown Lynne Truss told a British interviewer that she had written this book for "p ... (read full critics)
bookreporter published on Mon, 30 Aug 2010
9 Reviews
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1 person find this helpful
So unimaginable that punctuation can make up such a long book. The author had carried out extensive research on this topic and there were loads of reference in it.
The analogies and jokes on punctuation did bring about a lot of fun,
and yet the vocabularies were a bit too much for me!
Candy said on Jan 17, 2012 | Add your feedback
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I have the seventh sense
Funny! I am one of these people who have a horrible compulsion to edit typos and punctuation and it's actually a relief to hear someone write about it. I am not alone. And wait, I DO have a life, and I HAVE relaxed about correcting people ... lest they get offended.
I did have a few issues with the ... (continue)
guiltlessreader aka screamingbanshee said on Dec 13, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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I'm not quite sure what this says about me, but I found this book about punctuation rather amusing and enjoyable. I think you have to be what I've affectionately heard called a "grammar guru" to appreciate this book: someone who routinely finds (and gets frustrated) with punctuation, spelling, and ... (continue)
Bashful said on Nov 11, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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Dimostrazione che un libro sulla punteggiatura può diventare un best-seller
Semplicemente geniale. Su tutto, il capitolo iniziale sull'apostrofo e il genitivo sassone. Il genere di libro di cui ti parla anche la cassiera della mega-libreria dove l'ho comprato, dicendomi: "Non capita tutti i giorni che un manuale di punteggiatura diventi un best-seller. Un libro fantastico." ... (continue)
Caboto said on Jan 30, 2012 | Add your feedback
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After being the only one who noticed apostrophes being put in the wrong places all the time, after asking everyone I could why, after being told there was nothing wrong (with the apostrophes, I mean, since there was probably something wrong with me)... after all of these things, I found this ... (continue)
l'aura said on May 1, 2011 | Add your feedback
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I must confess I haven't finished this book yet, and I probably won't go on.
I found it very funny and interesting at the beginning, since it carries some fundamental information about English language (e.g. the use of apostrophe for the plural form of acronyms). I particularly appreciated the descr ... (continue)Lilacwhisper said on Feb 25, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Paperback 228 Pages
- ISBN-10: 1861976771
- ISBN-13: 9781861976772
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Pub date: Oct 24, 2005
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves By Lynne Truss
British author Lynne Truss is a self-described "stickler," a nut about punctuation who can't rest easy when she sees mistakes on street signs, newspaper headlines or billboards. ("Within seconds, shock gives way to disbelief, disbelief to pain, and p ... (read full critics)