Eats, Shoots & Leaves

leia1979

With all the lovely correcting of grammar, spelling, and punctuation going on in other threads, I was wondering if anyone here has read Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss.

Yes, it's a book about punctuation, and it is both hilarious and informative. If you have not read it, it's a book I think many of the ladies here would enjoy.

I've been more observant of punctuation since I started reading this book. In a meeting last week, I ended up fixing all the comma splices in the document we were reviewing. They were horrible!

And yes, I support the Oxford comma.

GeePeeBee

"Elements of Style" by William Strunk is a great book too. READ IT, noobs/people who have no concept of proper grammar/puncutation.

leia1979

Ahh, Strunk & White. I had that in college--perhaps I still do have it in a box somewhere.

GeePeeBee

I had to read it for AP English in high school. While it's not a very interesting read, it is quite informative and helpful.

Narwhal

I also support the Oxford comma!  But that might be because I'm used to working with APA format.

bethsmiles

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_eats-shoots-leaves?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:5b8b9a35-01cd-4bfb-b6f3-314cc6c1fe4bPost:a139af85-cd6a-43fb-a99e-29d20da60ca7">Re: Eats, Shoots & Leaves</a>:
[QUOTE]"Elements of Style" by William Strunk is a great book too. READ IT, noobs/people who have no concept of proper grammar/puncutation.
Posted by GeePeeBee[/QUOTE]
This book is required in all of my PR classes. It is the ultimate lifesaver when it comes to grammar! I know that grammar can get tricky but I feel like a lot of people don't realize how much punctuation and proper spelling add to what they are writing. A misplaced comma or misspelled word can entirely change the meaning of a sentence. Obviously no one is perfect but proof reading posts is a really good idea if you don't want your message to become obscured! its hard enough already to portray proper emotions without facial expressions or vocal cues, bad grammar makes a difficult communication setting even worse.

Elle1036

Omg!  Someone else who loves the gun-toting panda and knows what an Oxford comma is?!?  Leia, can we be friends?

leia1979

You bet, Elle!  I found that my coworker across the hall is also a fan, so I then had to introduce him to the Cake Wrecks blog.

Elle1036

Have you seen the Unnecessary Quotes blog?  It's one of my favorites.

http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

prodigalgirl

I love it!!

You would all be shocked at the amount of issues in things sent out by the state education department.  It's terrible!!

breezerb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_eats-shoots-leaves?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:5b8b9a35-01cd-4bfb-b6f3-314cc6c1fe4bPost:2536a18b-3b0e-467c-8b69-818dd3d19ae4">Re: Eats, Shoots & Leaves</a>:
[QUOTE]Have you seen the Unnecessary Quotes blog?  It's one of my favorites. <a href="http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/</a>
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

Thank you Elle, I have just found another way to "waste" time at work

leia1979

The unnecessary quotes are hilarious. Whenever I see that, I figure they must mean the opposite.

Narwhal

I loathe unnecessary quotes.  My senior year of HS, a lot of girls wrote:

Have a great summer, "Amy!"

...like that's not really my name?

...like they know something I don't know? 

WHAT'S MY REAL NAME, DAMMIT?

Elle1036

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_eats-shoots-leaves?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:5b8b9a35-01cd-4bfb-b6f3-314cc6c1fe4bPost:32032f60-ab11-4cc1-b0bb-aaded640c9be">Re: Eats, Shoots & Leaves</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Eats, Shoots & Leaves : Thank you Elle, I have just found another way to "waste" time at work
Posted by breezerb[/QUOTE]

I just laughed out loud.  Thanks Breezer.