"The reason to stand up for punctuation is……" — Lynne Truss
"The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning."
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60 Quotes by Lynne Truss
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Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.
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Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and…
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The advent of the mobile phone was a disaster. We are forced to listen, open-mouthed, to other people's intimate conversations.…
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The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day.
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Do you lend books and DVDs to people? If so, don't you always regret it? All my life I have…
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As someone who sends texts messages more or less non-stop, I enjoy one particular aspect of texting more than anything…
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Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.
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Don't pessimism and caution naturally go hand in hand?
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After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.
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As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying,…
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I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought…
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I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they…
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