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She has called it eats, shoots and leaves, a title which comes from a. In this case, the word shoots is a plural noun referring a young leaf, not as the verb to shoot. Its the perfect gift for anyone who cares about grammar and a gentle. It is, in fact, the smallest print ive seen in a book, ever. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

The punctuation problem in that case is that some people leave out commas, and the sentence was interpreted as if a comma had been left out. Janet maslin, the new york times witty, smart, passionate. Free express shipping for prime members add to cart. Writes, punctuation book and finds its a best seller the new york. On being queried by the restaurant owner on his strange behaviour, the panda points to the dictionary entry on himself, which says. Her goal is to remind readers of the importance of punctuation in the english language by mixing humour and instruction. The message that lynn intends to gear toward her audience, is that grammar, specifically punctuation is incredibly and indubitably important and should be used by everyone who can read or write. Eats shoots and leaves a panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich. Do you know where i can find a copy to lynne trusss strange grammar. It is a witty and entertaining read perfect for those like me who start hyperventilating and breaking out in hives at the misuse of commas, apostrophes, and. Its from a joke a panda walks into a bar, orders a burger, takes a bite then takes out a gun.

Nonfiction this book changed my life in small, perfect ways like learning how to make better coffee or fold an omelet. Its tough being a stickler for punctuation these days. There are wonderfully funny drawings on each page to emphasize exactly what each sentence means so readers can grasp exactly what is wrong. The book in question was a dictionary rather than a wildlife manual, and it was not badly punctuated. The eats shoots and leaves joke with which im familiar is much simpler. For example, last year natural cures they dont want you to know about and marley and me came from nowhere to make huge sales.

Eats, shoots and leaves provides succor for those offended by split infinitives, strength to continue the fight for the correct use of the apostrophe and the intricies of punctuation. Also in the cover of the book, you can see a panda painting the comma after eats. In the book, published in 2003, truss bemoans the state of punctuation in the united kingdom and the united states and describes how rules are being relaxed in todays society. Underestimate the oxford comma at your peril the globe. The zero tolerance approach to punctuation also by lynne truss. Its the perfect gift for anyone who cares about grammar and a gentle introduction for those who dont care enough. The sunday telegraph uk a witty, clearheaded, and altogether enchanting book. She has called it eats, shoots and leaves, a title which comes from a joke in which a panda goes into a bar, asks for a ham sandwich, eats it and then takes out a revolver and fires it into the. True, one occasionally hears a marvellous punctuationfan joke about a panda who eats, shoots and leaves, but in general the sticklers exquisite sensibilities are assaulted from. After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter, and then stands up to go. Now, instead of peacefully munching, it eats, shoots, and leaves. The zero tolerance approach to punctuation is a non fiction book. Forget the idea of selecting the right words in the right order and channeling the readers attention by means of. You can look at pictures side by sidesame sentence, different punctuation.

Every now and then a book comes along, seemingly from out of the blue, and catches the publics interest. I came up with the whole proposal for the book including the title and the idea for the panda up a ladder on the cover. I did a search on the interwebs, but couldnt find it. The zero tolerance approach to punctuation is a nonfiction book written by lynne truss, the former host of bbc radio 4s cutting a dash programme. With the comma, the sentence eats, shoots and leaves is saying a panda eats and then shoots and then leaves. The zero tolerance approach to punctuation is a nonfiction book. This book is a mustread for all the grammar and punctuation sticklers out there. Truss has got things mixed up because she has confused two aspects of. Not because i particularly wanted to bare my soul in public, but because her death changed my life and created the conditions for the book to be written. Large blackandwhite bearlike mammal, native to china.

This point is driven home from the outset the very title of this book derives from just such importance in locating punctuation properly. The intended audience is typically anyone who can read or write. He blows the bar mans head off, and starts to walk out. At a time when most communication seems to be taken over by internet instant messaging, and cell phone text messages, eats, shoots and leaves is definitely a timely clarion call to preserve good language and good punctuation. For many of us, this subject was ruined completely at school. I got eye strain reading it, even with my reading glasses perched at the tip of my nose. Before he does, the man on the next stool asks the panda why he killed the bartender. To be honest, i never heard the panda joke until i read this book. The year before, one of the breakout surprises was eats, shoots and leaves, which published in the uk in november 2003 with a 15,000 print run, and had sold.