Here Comes the Punctuation Vigilante

Harold F. Schiffman haroldfs at CCAT.SAS.UPENN.EDU
Fri Apr 23 13:25:41 UTC 2004


John,

Thanks; I've found a couple of things on the Times site but not the one
you mention;

HS

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, John Williams wrote:

> Dear Harold,
> Thanks for the message.
> Can I recommend you also read Simon Jenkins' review of 'Eats Shoots and
> Leaves' in The Times. Brilliant from a professional writer. journalist and
> non-academic linguist.
>
> Keep in touch.
> John  Williams
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold F. Schiffman" <haroldfs at ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
> To: <edling at ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Here Comes the Punctuation Vigilante
>
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
>



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