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Eats Shoots and Leaves - have you read it?

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  • 16-02-2004 1:30pm
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    simu
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    Has anybody read the book of this title? It's about English punctuation.

    I find it strange that it appears to be selling so well.


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    Praetorian
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    Yes I bought it because it was selling unusually well and therefore must be good...I haven't read much of it yet.


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    Amz
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    I'm reading it at the moment, enjoying it very much.


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    dod
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    One of a batch of books I received at Christmas - it makes for a surprisingly enjoyable read.


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    simu
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    So it's more of an entertaining read than a treatise on punctuation then, I take it.


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    Kopf
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    Well apparently it is still comprehensive while being both an attractive and page-turning read through wit.


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    sceptre
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    Read it, liked it. I was given it by a brother who obviously thought I was anal-retentive enough to appreciate it. I suppose he was right - I've been bothered for a long time with poorly placed apostrophes. And I like the semi-colon, dammit.

    Two quibbles: a little too short and she accepts everything Fowler had to say as gospel (bold!). When it's funny it's funny though.


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