Comments on: http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/06/23/eats-shoots-and-missesbadly/ Ted Mann's thoughts on watersports, refined sugar, and monkeys. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Gwynne http://www.turkeymonkey.com/2004/06/23/eats-shoots-and-missesbadly/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Gwynne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.turkeymonkey.com/?p=39#comment-33 I found this book pretty interesting, though I wasn't aware of the the glaring grammar mistakes. I really liked the history behind the various punctuation rules and markings. I do agree with the New Yorker article, that Truss seems not as interested in the actual rules of punctuation as she does with the people who invented it and those who now abuse it. Having said that, I think Truss does state very early on that "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" is not a how-to. I will admit that I finished the book rather more confused than when I started. I have never been an execellent writter and my grammar skills are basic. Unfortunately, now I am aware of my short-comings and Truss' book hasn't done much to change that. Now every comma, semi-colon and hyphen I write/type is drowning in a sea of self-doubt and there ain't a live-saver in sight. Feel free to take a red pen to this post! I found this book pretty interesting, though I wasn’t aware of the the glaring grammar mistakes. I really liked the history behind the various punctuation rules and markings. I do agree with the New Yorker article, that Truss seems not as interested in the actual rules of punctuation as she does with the people who invented it and those who now abuse it. Having said that, I think Truss does state very early on that “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” is not a how-to.

I will admit that I finished the book rather more confused than when I started. I have never been an execellent writter and my grammar skills are basic. Unfortunately, now I am aware of my short-comings and Truss’ book hasn’t done much to change that. Now every comma, semi-colon and hyphen I write/type is drowning in a sea of self-doubt and there ain’t a live-saver in sight.

Feel free to take a red pen to this post!

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