Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation
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Published
New York : Gotham Books, 2004.
Format
Book
ISBN
1592400876, 9781592400874
Physical Desc
xxvii, 209 pages ; 20 cm
Status
Wadleigh Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Gotham Books, 2004.
Language
English
ISBN
1592400876, 9781592400874

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General Note
Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Profile Books.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209).
Description
We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. 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. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled. 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.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Truss, L. (2004). Eats, shoots & leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation . Gotham Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Truss, Lynne. 2004. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. New York: Gotham Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation New York: Gotham Books, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Truss, L. (2004). Eats, shoots & leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. New York: Gotham Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Truss, Lynne. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Gotham Books, 2004.

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