Eаts, Shoots аnd Lеаvеs: Thе Zеro Tolеrаncе Approаch to Punctuаtion
Publisher: Gothаm
Number of Pages: 209
Published: 2004-04
List price: $19.95
A panda walked into a cafe. He ordered a sandwich, ate it, then pulled out a gun and shot the waiter. ’Why?’ groaned the injured man. The panda shrugged, tossed him a badly punctuated wildlife manual and walked out. And sure enough, when the waiter consulted the book, he found an explanation. ’Panda,’ ran the entry for his assailant. ’Large black and white mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.’ We see signs in shops every day for "Banana’s" and even "Gateaux’s". Competition rules remind us: "The judges decision is final." Now, many pun...