by Lynne Truss · Profile Books Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9781861976123
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«Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation» is Lynne Truss's essay on punctuation in hardback.
Lynne Truss defends with humour and firmness the correct use of punctuation in English and denounces errors in signs and everyday texts. The book reviews the history of some marks, explains the functions of the comma, the apostrophe or the semicolon, and encourages readers to join the defenders of well-punctuated language.
Published by Profile Books Ltd in 2003; the edition has 209 pages and the text is in English.
Aimed at English learners and readers interested in grammar who appreciate an engaging and combative tone when dealing with punctuation rules.
Lynne Truss is an English author, journalist, novelist, and radio broadcaster and dramatist. She champions correctness and aesthetics in the English language, which is the subject of her 2003 book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. The book was inspired by a BBC Radio 4 show about punctuation, Cutting a Dash, which she presented.
