August 12, 2004
More Shoots
Chris Radulski is reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss, the best seller about punctuation, and the same book I thought I’d get from my local library, except that I was the four hundredth in line. I hope I’m next in line for Chris’s copy. Here, however, is a contrarian view which inspired this defense from the Guardian.
Bertha
One more from the airport. Maley hugs Hil, Robby watches.
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Louis Menand asks:
"Why would a person who is not just vague about the rules but disinclined to follow them bother to produce a guide to punctuation?"
I ask, why are there 401 people waiting to read this book?
Personally, when using the French keyboard, as I did about 8 times while sending messages to our kids from France 2 weeks ago, I gave up on punctuation altogether, because I couldnt find the apostrophe, and the period was SHIFTED>
And it didnt make any significant difference>
(George Bernard Shaw didnt use apostrophes either,
and managed to get published rather a lot>
Is there a picture of Bertha with more of her face and less than 4 feet? I too would like a bit more commentary from Mateo. Love Helen
Posted by Helen.bertha insists that she isnt "fotogenica" (photogenic). she only let us get a few of her, which is annoying but the truth. she was really beautiful though.
Posted by LaChica.Thanks for the info about Bertha. She is beautiful!
Ahora,
digame es "LaChica" Hilary? She writes well and I like to read her Emails.I am filled with admiration for both la chica y el chico. Some espanol seems to be returning to my brain. Love to all from Elena
Posted by Michael at August 12, 2004 07:01 AM
Louis Menand asks:
"Why would a person who is not just vague about the rules but disinclined to follow them bother to produce a guide to punctuation?"
I ask, why are there 401 people waiting to read this book?
Personally, when using the French keyboard, as I did about 8 times while sending messages to our kids from France 2 weeks ago, I gave up on punctuation altogether, because I couldnt find the apostrophe, and the period was SHIFTED>
And it didnt make any significant difference>
(George Bernard Shaw didnt use apostrophes either,
and managed to get published rather a lot>
Is there a picture of Bertha with more of her face and less than 4 feet? I too would like a bit more commentary from Mateo. Love Helen
Posted by: Helenat August 12, 2004 04:19 PMbertha insists that she isnt "fotogenica" (photogenic). she only let us get a few of her, which is annoying but the truth. she was really beautiful though.
Posted by: LaChicaat August 12, 2004 04:41 PMThanks for the info about Bertha. She is beautiful!
Ahora,
digame es "LaChica" Hilary? She writes well and I like to read her Emails.I am filled with admiration for both la chica y el chico. Some espanol seems to be returning to my brain. Love to all from Elena