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The Power of Punctuation...

12/12/2012

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This past summer my favorite read was all about Punctuation!

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    I know... that sounds a bit nerdy - even for me. But wait... no judging until you yourself have skimmed the pages of Lynne Truss' hilarious history of the power of punctuation. Half reference book, half commentary on language and culture - Lynne made me see punctuation in interesting new ways. She also helps young readers see how punctuation matters (and not in the old-school-diagramming-sentence-kind-of-way) in her series of children's books:

   First there is Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Why Commas Make a Difference! Oh, and they do. They do!

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Then there is The Girls' Like Spaghetti: Why You Can't Manage Without Apostrophes! The only book known to man that seamlessly integrates the subject of punctuation with second grade humor.
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     And lastly, the marvelous Twenty Odd Ducks: Why Every Punctuation Mark Counts! Because honestly: "Let's eat, Grandma." and "Let's eat Grandma!" are two entirely different circumstances.

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