June 17, 2004

[snicker]

I love the title of this book: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation.

A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. 'Why?' groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. 'Panda,' ran the entry for his assailant. 'Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.'
Posted by Ithildin at June 17, 2004 6:25 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE

That does look like a fun book.

Posted by: Dean Esmay at June 18, 2004 2:40 AM

Which is why I always use list commas and think that the so-called "relaxed" rules are really a communist plot.

M

Posted by: Mark Alger at June 18, 2004 7:04 AM

I've read it, and I'd highly recommend it. Even if you think you're good at grammar, this book will teach you a few things and make you laugh while you're learning.

Posted by: Susan at June 18, 2004 8:33 AM