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Eats Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (Hardcover, 2003)

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This hardcover book titled "Eats Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss is a must-have for any punctuation enthusiast. With 224 pages, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. It was published in 2003 by Profile Books and weighs 305g, with dimensions of 194mm x 134mm. The book is written in English and is perfect for those who want to improve their punctuation skills. It covers all aspects of punctuation, including rules, symbols, and terminology. Whether you are a student, a professional, or a casual writer, this book is an excellent resource to have.

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A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.' We see signs in shops every day for Banana's and even Gateaux's. Competition rules remind us: The judges decision is final. Now, many punctuation guides already exist explaining the principles of the apostrophe; the comma; the semi-colon. These books do their job but somehow punctuation abuse does not diminish. Why? Because people who can't punctuate don't read those books! Of course they don't! They laugh at books like those! Eats, Shoots and Leaves adopts a more militant approach and attempts to recruit an army of punctuation vigilantes: send letters back with the punctuation corrected. Do not accept sloppy emails. Climb ladders at dead of night with a pot of paint to remove the redundant apostrophe in Video's sold here.

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Profile Books
ISBN-13
9781861976123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88221543

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Book Title
Eats Shoots & Leaves: the Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Author
Lynne Truss
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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194mm
Item Width
134mm
Item Weight
305g

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Lynne Truss
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United Kingdom

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5 out of 5 stars
by sonnyboypete24 Jul, 2019
Most favourable review
Punctuation in the right places
A great little book that will be relevant as long as intelligible grammar exists.
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1 out of 5 stars
by suki391816 Dec, 2021
Most critical review
Not what I expected.
I had bought this book for my daughter, as we both find certain punctuation mistakes and the resulting difference they make to sentences, hilarious. I imagined this book would be full of one line sentences with humorous errors, that you could just dip into but, instead, it was page upon page of full text, making it overbearing. Just my opinion, of course.
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4 out of 5 stars
by pearlusbellby28 May, 2020
Good book if it’s what you’re interested in.
I read this book while working in publishing and after a few years of FB decided I needed to reread it to assure myself it was them and not me.
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5 out of 5 stars
by stefanie93books06 Feb, 2012
Genius!!
I bought this book for some insight into grammar. I've never been the best with apostrophes and semi-colons. I figured that this could be useful. And it was NOT what i was expecting. I actually laughed. It is useful, and although i havent finished it yet, it's definatly beneficial. Lynne complains about how apostrophes are becoming has-bins and need to be brought back into the spot light. Definatly worth buying, even if you're overly literate and educated in the ways of enlgish grammar. 5/5 :D
1 out of 5 stars
by 7729cps12 Jan, 2022
Far too wordy
The points on punctuation are valid and some examples very interesting, but all in all the book is far too wordy and self indulgent. Editing is sorely needed!
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