Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation / Lynne Truss.

By:

Truss, Lynne

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Profile, 2007.Description: xiv, 209 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9781846680359 (pbk.) :
9781846680359 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

421.1 TRU

LOC classification:

PE1450

Contents:

Introduction - The seventh sense -- The tractable apostrophe -- That\'ll do, comma -- Airs and graces -- Cutting a dash -- A little used punctuation mark -- Merely conventional signs.

Summary: 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' adopts a militant approach to punctuation and attempts to recruit an army of vigilantes who will send letters back with the punctuation corrected, not accept sloppy emails, and climb ladders with pots of paint to remove redundant apostrophes from signs.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone International Shelves	421.1 TRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		205588

Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.

Introduction - The seventh sense -- The tractable apostrophe -- That\'ll do, comma -- Airs and graces -- Cutting a dash -- A little used punctuation mark -- Merely conventional signs.

'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' adopts a militant approach to punctuation and attempts to recruit an army of vigilantes who will send letters back with the punctuation corrected, not accept sloppy emails, and climb ladders with pots of paint to remove redundant apostrophes from signs.