Eats, Shoots & Leaves

Angus Young · **Posted:** Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:29 pm

ive decided to read this book after my english teacher suggested it, i wanted to know if anyone here has read it and wether they liked it or not

Alex · **Posted:** Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:34 am

I haven't read it, but it's very highly recommended over at Fiction Alley. I've been meaning to read it, but I haven't got around to purchasing a copy.

Xandra · **Posted:** Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:40 am

Wonderful book. Absolutely marvelous.

Lynne Truss is the goddess of punctuation.

I recently bought the book, so that I'd have some form of a grammar class this year (I'm being homeschooled), and read it in a few hours.

It's hilarious, and yet great for learning how to improve your punctuating skills.

Raven Poet · **Posted:** Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:06 pm

I own a copy of that very book! It is very funny.

I have become a bit of a punctuation stickler after reading that book, though the typo demon still likes me. :roll:

Atamand · **Posted:** Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:57 pm

I have it. It's awesome. It's funny, plus I learned that no one can ever complain about me using a comma before the and when I list things (this, that, and the other thing). So stop correcting it, you stupid English teachers!

Fiddelysquat · **Posts:** 2476 **Joined:** Mon May 31, 2004 9:18 pm

I loved it and so did my friend Stephen.

Angus Young · **Posted:** Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:04 am

ok thanks guys

Starchaser · **Posted:** Mon Sep 20, 2004 3:33 am

I only read the first part of it before it disappeared somewhere in the black hole that is my house, but I did love it. Then again, I'm a serious grammar freak.

I need to find that book again.

i_love_starburst · **Posted:** Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:40 pm

Best book ever!

I love it, I'm currently reading it again, for the umm....I've lost count of how many times I have read it. It's great. ^_^

.:Requiem:. · **Posted:** Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:14 pm

I personally loved it. I own a copy...wonder where I've put it. I need to read it again if I can ever find it -.-;

Igg · **Posts:** 6288 **Joined:** Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:47 pm

Strangely enough, I can think of books I'd prefer to read in the small amount of reading time I actually have.

The only time I've ever had my punctuation corrected within a piece of schoolwork was my drama portfolio- and only because I wrote it by hand; so a full stop looked like a comma ^_^

Cassi · **Posted:** Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:41 pm

Atamand wrote:

plus I learned that no one can ever complain about me using a comma before the and when I list things (this, that, and the other thing).

I was just asking Stu about that earlier (like he'd know). I always put that extra comma there, but no one else seems to, so I wonder about it.

As a book, I haven't read it, and I could take it or leave it, really. Not high on my list of books to buy, but if I see it sometime I might pick it up.

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