Here Comes the Punctuation Vigilante

Mon Apr 19 12:34:42 UTC 2004

Actually, I have just begun reading her book (Eats, Shoots and Leaves) and
find it very entertaining. She makes some good points, with a great sense
of humor, too.

H. Schiffman

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004, Francis M Hult wrote:

> >From Reuters
>
> Here Comes the Punctuation Vigilante
> Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:38 AM ET
>
> By Paul Majendie
> LONDON (Reuters) - In the land of Shakespeare, punctuation faced extinction until writer Lynne Truss came to the
> rescue with a clutch of carefully placed commas and colons.
>
> Taking a zero tolerance approach to grammatical lapses, she wrote a sprightly guide to punctuation, "Eats, shoots and
> leaves," that has sold more than half a million copies in Britain alone and soared to the top of bestseller lists.
>
> Now, honing her crusading zeal over misplaced apostrophes, Truss is off to the United States to ensure transatlantic
> tidiness reigns supreme on the printed page.
>
> See the full article here:
>
> http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4701134
>