From the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, this lively history makes a powerful case for the preservation of a system of printing conventions that is much too subtle to be mucked about with. Lynne Truss is one of Britains best-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers ‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves’ and ‘Talk to the Hand’. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled.

In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. A bona fide publishing phenomenon, Lynne Trusss now classic 1 New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes its paperback debut after selling over. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES WHY, COMMAS REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE by Lynne Truss & illustrated by Bonnie Timmons RELEASE DATE: JThe title of this clever, creative commentary on commas is the same as the author’s bestselling grammatical guide for adults, but the concept here is quite different. A witty, entertaining, impassioned guide to perfect punctuation, for everyone who cares about precise writing. Synopsis: We all know the basics of punctuation. Using examples from literature, history, neighborhood signage, and her own imagination, Truss shows how meaning is shaped by commas and apostrophes, and the hilarious consequences of punctuation gone awry.įeaturing a foreword by Frank McCourt, and interspersed with a lively history of punctuation from the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes a powerful case for the preservation of proper punctuation.Comments: Bumps on top of boards. She proclaims, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. Lynne Truss is one of Britains most well-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss, gravely concerned about our current grammatical state, boldly defends proper punctuation.

The spirited and scholarly #1 New York Times bestseller combines boisterous history with grammar how-to’s to show how important punctuation is in our world-period.

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