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    Eats, Shoots & Leaves

    Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Lynne Truss (Gotham Books, 2003), ISBN 1-592-40203-8.

    This is a phenomenal book by Lynne Truss that does an excellent job explaining the history of punctuation and its many idiosyncrasies in a jovial manner that is easy to follow.

    Though the book is written from a British perspective, she does a great job of explaining the differences between the British and American English styles of punctuation.

    This would be an excellent read for pretty much any person who wishes to write with any level of class.

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    I will take your word on that becuase the only time you would find a book like that in my hands, is to cover a Playboy Magazine I was reading.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joeyd6 View Post
    I will take your word on that becuase the only time you would find a book like that in my hands, is to cover a Playboy Magazine I was reading.
    It really is a fun read, it's not really boring at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by greenlead View Post
    It really is a fun read, it's not really boring at all.
    How do the pictures compare?:D
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    Quote Originally Posted by deputywave View Post
    How do the pictures compare?:D
    Look, it's like reading a Dave Berry book, but it's about punctuation. Does that make sense?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joeyd6 View Post
    I will take your word on that becuase the only time you would find a book like that in my hands, is to cover a Playboy Magazine I was reading.
    Ah, that would be the "Eats, Roots, Shoots and Leaves" then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deputywave View Post
    How do the pictures compare?:D
    lol...:D
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    Quote Originally Posted by greenlead View Post
    Does that make sense?
    Yes, the pictures aren't as good.:eek::D:D
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    So the gist of the thread so far is that Dave's book is punctuated with numerous playboy pictures of Halle Berry? Sweet!! ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joeyd6 View Post
    I will take your word on that becuase the only time you would find a book like that in my hands, is to cover a Playboy Magazine I was reading.
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    Quote Originally Posted by canuckofapeach View Post
    Ah, that would be the "Eats, Roots, Shoots and Leaves" then.
    That'd be a wombat book then :D
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    Quote Originally Posted by oscarmitre View Post
    That'd be a wombat book then :D
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