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Eats, Shoots & Leaves
by Lynne Truss
A funny, cranky defense of punctuation, from apostrophes to semicolons. British conventions; universal pleasure.
Read it if…
you want to enjoy learning punctuation.
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Skip it if…
you want an American style reference.
Try instead: Woe Is I →
Three things you will actually use
- Punctuation is courtesy.
- Learn the apostrophe.
- Care about small things.
Do this first
Read the apostrophe chapter.
Our verdict
Punctuation, with jokes.
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