Here Comes the Punctuation Vigilante

[John Williams]

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
> >
>
>