A fair amount of interesting and useful information, but I did not like the urgency of tone.Stickler's mania got on my nerves by the end of the book. I prefer "A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation " by Noah Lukeman.
Brilliant. BRILLIANT. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life. You can't conceal the fact that you're reading this - it will have you in splits, snorting like a warthog. DO NOT read this under the table in class. Or at work, for that matter. I'm just itching to use my Punctuation Repair Kit...
I don't think I "favourite" many non-fiction books but this book was just brilliant! Lynn Truss laments the misuse of our punctuation marks, and the possible future demise of a couple, such as the semi-colon. This book is perfect (or a bit worrying) for grammar and punctuation sticklers. Some of the...
I read this last year and as someone who loves words - and punctuation; it was both amusing and informative, in fact I'm making several purposeful mistakes here as I tell you all about how interesting this book was... Yes I really enjoyed this book: and it's insight into the proper use of punctuatio...
Bad punctuation can force an innocent animal to live outside the law. Now, instead of peacefully munching, it EATS, SHOOTS, and LEAVES.I proudly consider myself a punctuation martyr. The setting is an ordinary Soviet elementary school, first grade. I am kicked out of the classroom and sent home with...
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