Eats Shoots Leaves
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Eats Shoots Leaves
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Author : Lynne Truss
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004-04-12
Eats Shoots Leaves written by Lynne Truss and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. This is a book for people who love punctuation and get upset when it is mishandled. From the invention of the question mark in the time of Charlemagne to George Orwell shunning the semicolon, this lively history makes a powerful case for the preservation of a system of printing conventions that is much too subtle to be mucked about with.
Can You Eat Shoot And Leave Workbook
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Author : Clare Dignall
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-10-31
Can You Eat Shoot And Leave Workbook written by Clare Dignall and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The punctuation workout for sticklers and rookies alike.
Eats Shoots And Leaves
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Author : Lynne Truss
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011-05-26
Eats Shoots And Leaves written by Lynne Truss and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-26 with Humor categories.
Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens.
Talk To The Hand
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Author : Lynne Truss
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2005-11-08
Talk To The Hand written by Lynne Truss and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-08 with Humor categories.
"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? It’s a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says it’s now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy. Like Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Talk to the Hand is not a stuffy guidebook, and is sure to inspire spirited conversation. Why hasn’t your nephew ever thanked you for your carefully selected gift? What makes your contractor think it’s fine to snub you in the midst of a major renovation? Why do crowds spawn selfishness? What accounts for the appalling treatment you receive in stores (if you’re lucky enough to get a clerk’s attention at all)? Most important, what will it take to roll back a culture that applauds those who are disrespectful? In a recent U.S. survey, 79 percent of adults said that lack of courtesy was a serious problem. For anyone who’s fed up with the brutality inflicted by modern manners (or lack thereof), Talk to the Hand is a colorful call to arms—from the wittiest defender of the civilized world.
Eats Shoots Leaves
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Author : Lynne Truss
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-07-25
Eats Shoots Leaves written by Lynne Truss and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-25 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Punctuation play is at its finest in this New York Times #1 bestseller! Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely. You might want to eat a huge hot dog, but a huge, hot dog would run away pretty quickly if you tried to take a bite out of him. And a sign saying "Eat here and get gas" would hint at a very different odor than "Eat here, and get gas." This picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughter—and better punctuation—from all who read it. #1 New York Times Bestseller Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book KidsReads.com Best Book of the Year
Eats More Shoots Leaves
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Author : Lynne Truss
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-10-22
Eats More Shoots Leaves written by Lynne Truss and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Laugh your way to punctuation perfection with this pocket-sized paperback compendium of the hilariously illustrated #1 New York Times bestselling series. Clever side-by-side illustrations show how punctuation placement makes a huge difference in the meaning of a sentence. Imagine this without the middle period and the comma: “The king walked and talked. A half hour after, his head was cut off.” Oh no—a beheaded king that can still walk and talk! You might want to eat a huge hot dog, but a huge, hot dog would run away pretty quickly if you tried to take a bite out of him. Scenes from all three of Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons’s best-selling punctuation picture books (Eats, Shoots & Leaves, The Girl's Like Spaghetti, and Twenty-Odd Ducks) highlight the important jobs of commas, apostrophes, hyphens, quotation marks, and more in this humorous punctuation primer. “Wordplay or ‘grammarplay’ at its finest.” —School Library Journal
Have You Eaten Grandma
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Author : Gyles Brandreth
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2019-08-13
Have You Eaten Grandma written by Gyles Brandreth and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, a lively, effective, and witty guide to all the ins and outs of the English language, reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or speaking. But do not despair! Great Britain’s most popular grammar guru has created the ultimate modern manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic. In this brilliantly funny and accessible guide to proper punctuation and so much more, Gyles Brandreth explores the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us what we’ve been doing wrong and shows us how, in the future, we can get it right every time. Covering everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs, from age-old conundrums like “lay” vs. “lie,” to the confounding influences of social media on our everyday language, Have You Eaten Grandma? is an endlessly useful and entertaining resource for all.
Eats Shites Leaves
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Author : A. Parody
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2014-07-20
Eats Shites Leaves written by A. Parody and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-20 with Humor categories.
A wittily informative insight into how the English language can be used and abused in the twenty-first century.
Doctor Whom
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Author : Adam Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-12-12
Doctor Whom written by Adam Roberts and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-12 with Fiction categories.
Doctor Whom, the grammatically correct TimeLord (or should that be Time Lord? Or is it Timelord?) has come to save our universe from the terror's of sloppy syntax and bad grammar. With his intrepid assistant Lynne: hes here to correct greengrocers sign's, popular fiction and government memos (memoes?) before inaccurate and lazy communication rips apart the very fabric of the space time continuum. Is it any wonder that the rise of global warming has coincided with the decline in the teaching of Latin in our schools? I do'nt think so. Will the Doctor save us all? or will his evil nemisises (nemisiss? nemisi?) The Dalek's triumph and rule over a universe where no-one has any clear idea of the correct usage of semi-colons?
The Fight For English
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Author : David Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-09-07
The Fight For English written by David Crystal and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Lynne Truss's 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' injected new life into the long-standing arguments over rights and wrongs in English usage. Now David Crystal brings together his own distinctive style and unique expertise to provide the first thorough-going assessment of the ongoing debate. With a lively, humorous, and accessible approach, Crystal charts the battles past and present, illustrating the characters and attitudes involved from a wide range of written sources. He combines a chronological survey of key influences in the area of usage with discussion of particular themes such as punctuation, spelling, and pronunciation. And he looks ahead to the future in the context of recent education policy shifts. A positive and compelling case is made for variation in usage of English based on appropriateness of situation, arguing that 'zero tolerance' in relation to language is a profoundly flawed approach. Crystal offers an original and authoritative counter-argument to the prescriptivist agenda that has been expounded in many accounts of English usage over the years. The Fight for English is the book that everyone concerned with English usage has been eagerly awaiting.