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Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Lynne Truss
Eats Shoots Leaves Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101218297

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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.

Eats MORE, Shoots & Leaves

Lynne Truss
Eats MORE Shoots Leaves Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781984815743

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Eats MORE, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss Pdf

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

Can You Eat, Shoot and Leave? (Workbook)

Clare Dignall,Lynne Truss
Can You Eat Shoot and Leave Workbook Book PDF

Author : Clare Dignall,Lynne Truss
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780007461363

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Can You Eat, Shoot and Leave? (Workbook) by Clare Dignall,Lynne Truss Pdf

The punctuation workout for sticklers and rookies alike.

Have You Eaten Grandma?

Gyles Brandreth
Have You Eaten Grandma Book PDF

Author : Gyles Brandreth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781982127428

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Have You Eaten Grandma? by Gyles Brandreth Pdf

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, Shoots & Leaves

Lynne Truss
Eats Shoots Leaves Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399244919

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss Pdf

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

Talk to the Hand

Lynne Truss
Talk to the Hand Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-08
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781101216729

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"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, Shites & Leaves

A. Parody
Eats Shites Leaves Book PDF

Author : A. Parody
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781782432890

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A wittily informative insight into how the English language can be used and abused in the twenty-first century.

The Girl's Like Spaghetti

Lynne Truss
The Girl s Like Spaghetti Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399247064

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The Girl's Like Spaghetti by Lynne Truss Pdf

A comanion to the New York Times #1 best-seller Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this is punctuation play at its finest! Just as the use of commas was hilariously demystified in Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!, now Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons put their talents together to do the same for apostrophes. Everyone needs to know where to put an apostrophe to make a word plural or possessive (Are those sticky things your brother's or your brothers?) and leaving one out of a contraction can give someone the completely wrong impression (Were here to help you). Full of silly scenes that show how apostrophes make a difference, too, this is another picture book that will elicit bales of laughter and better punctuation from all who read it. A New York Times Bestseller Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Winner

The Fight for English

David Crystal
The Fight for English Book PDF

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191587467

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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.

Pause and Effect

M.B. Parkes
Pause and Effect Book PDF

Author : M.B. Parkes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351912464

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Pause and Effect by M.B. Parkes Pdf

From its publication in 1992 Pause and Effect has become a cornerstone of the study of punctuation across the world. Described as 'magisterial' by Lynne Truss in her best-selling Eats, Shoots and Leaves, this book has stimulated interest and scholarly debates among writers, literary critics, philosophers, linguists, rhetoricians, palaeographers and all those who study the use of language. To celebrate this extraordinary achievement, Pause and Effect has been republished in September 2008, coinciding with the publication of the author's new work, Their Hands Before Our Eyes. The first part of Pause and Effect identifies the graphic symbols of punctuation and deals with their history. It covers the antecedents of the repertory of symbols, as well as the ways in which the repertory was refined and augmented with new symbols to meet changing requirements. The second part offers a short general account of the principal influences which have contributed to the ways in which the symbols have been applied in texts, focusing on the evidence of the practice itself rather than on theorists. The treatment enables the reader to compare usages in different periods, and to isolate the principles which underlie the use of punctuation in all periods. The examples and plates which are at the core of the book provide the reader with an opportunity to test the author's observations. The examples are taken from a wide range of literary texts from different periods and languages. Latin texts are accompanied by English translation intended to illustrate the use of punctuation in the originals in so far as this is possible.

Punctuation Takes a Vacation

Robin Pulver
Punctuation Takes a Vacation Book PDF

Author : Robin Pulver
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781430130536

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Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin Pulver Pdf

"This is that rare audiobook that truly makes the print version come alive. The sound effects alone are priceless, with homage to Grammy Award-winner Bobby McFerrin. If you've ever wondered what punctuation marks sound like, Beach provides hilarious voices and sound effects for each one. A masterful, creative, amusing, must-have production that simplifies the rules of punctuation." -School Library Journal

Twenty-Odd Ducks

Lynne Truss
Twenty Odd Ducks Book PDF

Author : Lynne Truss
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399250583

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Language play iincludes many punctuation marks in this companion to the New York Times #1 bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves! Commas and apostrophes aren't the only punctuation marks that can cause big trouble if they're put in the wrong place. “Twenty-odd ducks” is an estimate of how many are waddling by, but “twenty odd ducks” would not only be a big group, but they’d look very strange! 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! Truss and Timmons put hyphens, parentheses, quotation marks, periods, and more in the spotlight, with silly scenes showing how which marks you choose and where you put them can cause hilarious mix-ups.

Doctor Whom

Adam Roberts
Doctor Whom Book PDF

Author : Adam Roberts
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575085770

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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?

Making a Point

David Crystal
Making a Point Book PDF

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781782831082

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This 'engaging history of punctuation' (Wall Street Journal) is not only the first history of its kind, but a complete guide on how to use English punctuation. Behind every punctuation mark lies a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few dozen marks it generates a disproportionate degree of uncertainty and passion, inspiring organisations like the Apostrophe Protection Society and sending enthusiasts, correction-pens in hand, in a crusade against error. Professor Crystal leads us through this minefield with characteristic wit, clarity and commonsense. He gives a fascinating account of the origin and progress of every kind of punctuation mark over one and a half millennia, and he offers sound advice on how punctuation may be used to meet the needs of every occasion and context.

Over, Bear! Under, Where?

Julie Hedlund
Over Bear Under Where Book PDF

Author : Julie Hedlund
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593203576

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Over, Bear! Under, Where? by Julie Hedlund Pdf

A hilariously clever story of wordplay and unexpected friendship, perfect for fans of 7 Ate 9 and Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. Over and Under are two friends, and they're enjoying a day at the park. They go on the swings (Over goes over Under) and the seesaw (Under is under Over). They meet a hot-dog dog (who joins them for a hot dog). And then they spot . . . a bear! (Unbearable!) But is he really the overall scary creature they first understand him to be? In this hilariously punny story that will have readers laughing out loud as they pick apart the wordplay, a pair of pals overcome their fears as they discover that friendship underpins all. Praise for Over, Bear! Under, Where? "I adore this book. Am Over Come with emotion . . . er laughter. It's Jeff Mack on steroids, and every English teacher from kindergarten up to college needs to have it. THAT good." --Jane Yolen, bestselling and award-winning author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?