"We have a language that is full of……" — Lynne Truss
"We have a language that is full of ambiguities; we have a way of expressing ourselves that is often complex and elusive, poetic and modulated; all our thoughts can be rendered with absolute clarity if we bother to put the right dots and squiggles between the words in the right places. Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking. If it goes, the degree of intellectual impoverishment we face is unimaginable."
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60 Quotes by Lynne Truss
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The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.
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Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling.
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After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.
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