The idea of withholding a massive secret is obviously quite exciting to some people. It is also the basis of much classic drama, of course, from Sophocles onwards.
The rule is: the word 'it's' (with apostrophe) stands for 'it is' or 'it has'. If the word does not stand for 'it is' or 'it has' then what you requi… - Lynne Truss
The rule is: the word 'it's' (with apostrophe) stands for 'it is' or 'it has'. If the word does not stand for 'it is' or 'it has' then what you requi…
- Lynne Truss
It should come as no surprise that writers take an interest in punctuation. I have been told that the dying words of one famous 20th-century writer w… - Lynne Truss
It should come as no surprise that writers take an interest in punctuation. I have been told that the dying words of one famous 20th-century writer w…
The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person. I mean it. - Lynne Truss
The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person. I mean it.
The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning. - Lynne Truss
The reason to stand up for punctuation is that without it there is no reliable way of communicating meaning.
Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking. - Lynne Truss
Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking.
Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. - Lynne Truss
Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.
A Panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots into the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the … - Lynne Truss
A Panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots into the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the …
The advent of the mobile phone was a disaster. We are forced to listen, open-mouthed, to other people's intimate conversations. Increasingly, we are … - Lynne Truss
The advent of the mobile phone was a disaster. We are forced to listen, open-mouthed, to other people's intimate conversations. Increasingly, we are …
In the family of punctuation, where the full stop is daddy and the comma is mummy, and the semicolon quietly practises the piano with crossed hands, … - Lynne Truss
In the family of punctuation, where the full stop is daddy and the comma is mummy, and the semicolon quietly practises the piano with crossed hands, …
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