Re: FN-FORUM: help with grammar please

date posted 15th January 2004 15:55

Paul J White wrote:

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> James wrote:
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>> It's the only way to be. Just reading through "Eats Shoots and Leaves"
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>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861976127/qid=1074178804/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-6412748-8601204
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>> which is an (omigod!) amusing discussion of correct grammar and
>> punctuation.
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> Would you recommend it? I've heard mixed reviews...


I think so :) I'm only about 20 pages in, but it has plenty of resonance
for me. It's at least on a par with The Elements of Style.

It's probably one of the most given-and-received books for Christmas, so
make your way to a second-hand bookshop to see if you can pick up a
cheap surplus copy.