• (A short Clip on) -- Why Punctuation is important --- [Eats, Shoots & Leaves]

    From HenHanna@HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh to alt.anagrams,rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Tue Jun 2 02:36:11 2026
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho0NtIR5-_U

    I watched this 10 times and itrCOs still funny Efnu - YouTube


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    btw... I checked out that book [Eats, Shoots, and Leaves]
    some years ago, and thought it was lame or below-average.



    >>> That is a very common reaction to it. While it was a
    massive bestseller, [Eats, Shoots & Leaves] faced heavy criticism
    from linguists and readers who found it pretentious, overly rigid, and
    ironic.


    I thought the writing was lame--- It didn't have the wit or
    concision of Strunk (and White).


    >>> That makes perfect sense, and you hit on exactly why so
    many people find Truss's book frustrating. Comparing Eats, Shoots &
    Leaves to Strunk and WhiterCOs The Elements of Style highlights a
    massive gap in quality and philosophy.

    Why Strunk and White Succeeds (and Truss Fails)...........
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