![]() One funny example is how the phrase “extra marital sex,” when not hyphenated, communicates a very different meaning than what we would expect it to. ![]() Truss uses a number of fantastic examples that sheds light on all kinds of issues related to punctuation, including the Oxford comma, colons, and hyphens. Truss’s book is an enjoyable, quick read that provides useful insight into how the quirky English language works. Rather, the book elicits a conversation about how we might function (or not function) without punctuation and how we can use punctuation to our advantage to enhance not only clarity but style. While there are many rules about how to use specific punctuation marks (like semicolons and dashes), the book is not intended to be a strict resource book (that’s for the grammarians, Truss insists). ![]() Written almost as an inside joke to those self-appointed “grammar sticklers,” author Lynne Truss points to all her pet peeves about how people misuse punctuation, and how those misuses create ridiculous outcomes. ![]() Eats, Shoots, & Leaves is a humorous (and sarcastic) book that explores how punctuation affects our day-to-day lives. ![]()
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