Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Informationen zum Autor Lynne Truss is one of Britain’s most well-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers ‘Eats, Shoots & Leaves’ and ‘Talk to the Hand’. She reviews for the Sunday Times and writes regularly for radio. Klappentext Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens. Zusammenfassung Anxious about the apostrophe? Confused by the comma? Stumped by the semicolon? Join Lynne Truss on a hilarious tour through the rules of punctuation that is sure to sort the dashes from the hyphens.

Relazione

'A punctuation repair kit. Passionate and witty...fresh and funny.' Independent
'If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I'd nominate her for sainthood.' Frank McCourt
'I laughed, I howled, and I immediately wanted to join the militant wing of the Apostrophe Society. This is great stuff: genuine, heartfelt and rousing.' Jenny Colgan
'Enchanting, full of jokes and anecdotes and information. It makes you love punctuation; you want to conserve what is left and perhaps call for more of it.' Sunday Telegraph
'It can only be a matter of time before the government seizes the chance to appoint [Truss] minister for punctuation. The manifesto is already written.' Guardian
'Truss deserves to be piled high with honours.' John Humphrys, Sunday Times
'Worth its weight in gold.' Independent

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lynne Truss, Truss Lynne
• Editore: Fourth Estate
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9780007329069
• ISBN: 978-0-00-732906-9
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze > Formazione, professione, carriera; Libri scolastici; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; HUMOR / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals, Language self-study texts, Humour, Language self-study, Grammar & vocabulary, Writing & editing guides, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Language teaching theory & methods, Usage & grammar guides