Marc Maliqs post is actually about the non-fiction book. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation is a non-fiction book written by Lynne Truss , the former host of BBC Radio 4s Cutting a Dash programme. In the book published in 2003, Truss bemoans the state of punctuation in the United Kingdom and the United States and describes how rules are being relaxed in todays society. Her goal is to remind readers of the importance of punctuation in the English language by mixing humour and instruction. There is one chapter each on apostrophes and on commas, one on semicolons and colons, one on exclamation marks , question marks , and quotation marks , italic type , dashes , brackets , ellipses, emoticons and one on hyphens . Truss touches on varied aspects of the history of punctuation and includes many anecdotes, which add another dimension to her explanations of grammatical rules. In the books final chapter, she opines on the importance of maintaining punctuation rules and addresses the damaging effects of e-mail and the Internet on punctuation. The book was a commercial success. In 2004, the U.S. edition became a New York Times bestseller . Contrary to usual publishing convention, the U.S. edition of the book left the original British conventions intact. (Source : wikipedia) That is why he entitles his post Composition.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 08:27:19 +0000
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