“humorous writing, the exclamation mark is the equivalent of canned laughter (F. Scott Fitzgerald – that well-known knockabout gag-man – said it… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“is only one thing more mortifying than having an exclamation mark removed by an editor: an exclamation mark added in.” — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
In the family of punctuation, where the full stop is daddy and the comma is mummy, and the semicolon quietly practises the… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Evidently an A level in English is a sacred trust, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings". You must go forth with… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“Part of one's despair, of course, is that the world cares nothing for the little shocks endured by the sensitive stickler. While we look… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Brackets come in various shapes, types and names: 1 round brackets (which we call brackets, and the Americans call parentheses) 2 square brackets [which… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Texting is a fundamentally sneaky form of communication, which we should despise, but it is such a boon we don't care. We are all… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
My favorite thing in the world is a quiz show, 'University Challenge,' so you can see what kind of sad person I am. — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling. — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“one might dare to say that while the full stop is the lumpen male of the punctuation world (do one job at a time;… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day. — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
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