Truss, Lynne

". . . side-by-side illustrations demonstrate how carefully (or not) placed punctuation marks can completely alter a sentence's meaning"--Provided by publisher.

Addresses the problems associated with a lack of punctuation usage in the contemporary English language including low standards on the Internet.

Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed stickler, presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.

An illustrated edition of Lynne Truss's book, in which she presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.

Presents a humorous collection of observations on manners, behavior, courtesy, and rudeness, and more.

Presents a humorous collection of observations on manners, behavior, courtesy, and rudeness, and more.

Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed stickler, presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.

Explains the importance of punctuation for conveying specific meaning in a written sentence, and describes, with illustrations, how changing punctuation can drastically change the meaning of what is being communicated.

Explains the rules for using apostrophes and explains why they are necessary, presenting humorous, illustrated examples of meanings that result from incorrect apostrophe use.