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Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation ! / by Lynne Truss.

Truss, Lynne. (Author).

Summary:

See how using (or not using) a comma can change the meaning of a sentence. This book reminds readers of the importance of punctuation in the English language by mixing humour and instruction. Truss touches on varied aspects of the history of punctuation and includes anecdotes. In the book's final chapter, she explains the importance of maintaining punctuation rules and addresses the damaging effects of e-mail and the Internet on punctuation.

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  • ISBN: 9781592402038
  • Physical Description: 209 : 18 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Gotham Books , c2003.
Subject: English language > Punctuation
Comma.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.

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Decoda Literacy Library 428.24 T78 2003 (Text) 35410000034835 General Collection Volume hold Available -

Lynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked. The author of three novels and numerous radio comedy dramas, she spent six years as the television critic of The Times of London, followed by four (rather peculiar) years as a sports columnist for the same newspaper. She won Columnist of the Year for her work for Women’s Journal. Lynne Truss also hosted Cutting a Dash, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation. She now reviews books for the Sunday Times of London and is a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Brighton, England.

Lynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked. The author of three novels and numerous radio comedy dramas, she spent six years as the television critic of The Times of London, followed by four (rather peculiar) years as a sports columnist for the same newspaper. She won Columnist of the Year for her work for Women’s Journal. Lynne Truss also hosted Cutting a Dash, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation. She now reviews books for the Sunday Times of London and is a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Brighton, England.


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