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Anyone read/reading this book? I picked up yesterday out of the library and have been reading it, I think it's (See Lynne, I used the apostrophe in the right place! You don't have to kill me) pretty funny, especially a book that is entirely about punctuation.

For those who don't know what it is, its a book about the right use of punctuation, including some historical details, a mix of prescriptivism and descriptivism in punctuation. The first chapter is just an entire rant about the use of punctuation today, like 'Well sell cream tea's' or 'Come inside for CD's, Video's and Book's' along with some pretty funny examples. The writer takes this amusing aspect to the use of punctuation is quite a stickler as she calls herself, who has a heart attack everytime she sees bad punctuation. (Just like this forum, haha...we already had that discussion, I won't side track) Also, if there is any bad grammar in there, then I've not payed close attention so far...if my apostrophes are fine, then I have paid enough attention for the point I am in the book...

Must say, it is a good read so far, I wouldn't be put off by the fact it's about punctuation.

I read a bit of it for a Close Reading I was doing for English. There was an example at the end of the passage where there were two letters, and they were exactly the same words, but with different punctuation, and they ment to total opposite of each other.

You just blew my mind =P

You mean this letter?:

"Dear Jack,

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy- will you let me be yours?
Jill"

"Dear Jack,

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful, people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men I yearn. For you I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,
Jill"


I'm having to read this book amongst four others (3 of which are of my own choice from a list and I've already read. 'Remains of the Day', '1984' and 'Animal Farm') for the university course I'm starting in September.

I had to get it for one of my english courses.

Cool. I've realised, this woman would probably use my head as a mop to clean up horse manure because I have commonly in an essay misused the apostrophe in 'whose', I have always written 'who's' and gotten a nice red line through it.