March 30, 2004
My Hero
http://news.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=4701134
Lynne Truss, the author of the punctuation guide Eats, Shoots and Leaves, talks about her war on the enemies of clear writing.
Amen.
Posted by mike, March 30, 2004 3:37 PMI think that some places don't put up apostrophes because they do not have any, but that is only referring to places that have ready-made letters.
In any case, I think some people get carried away with their grammar crusades. That said, I think MORE people get carried away with not using proper grammar at all! It is pretty darned important.
Posted by: shane at March 30, 2004 4:02 PMI'm always confused by the proper use of commas. They are the bane of my existence.
Posted by: Shawn at March 30, 2004 8:51 PM