A panda goes into a café, eats a sandwich, and then takes out a gun. He fires two shots into the air and moves toward the door. Perplexed, the bartender asks him why he did that. "I'm a panda," he replies, tossing a badly-punctuated wildlife manual at the man. "Look it up." Inside, the panda's entry reads as follows: "Panda. Large bear-like mammal native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
This is a great book. There are more than a few of us puncuation perfectionists in here, and this is a great read.
There's actually a name for the comma in a list sentence, which precedes the "&"
It's the seldom used "Oxford comma".
As in: Van Halen is Ed, Mike, Al, and Dave.
I also learned there's actually a name for what I refer to as "Pojospeak"
The sentences that trail off in the ...
The [...] are ellipsis.
It's full of stuff I've wondered, or have forgotten from school long ago.
Such as the "sic"
I've always known what it meant, however had no idea of it's origin.
Anyway, not to get all "Oprah book club" on anyone, but it's a good book. Pick up a copy in paperback. Read it in the can.
-LM
Originally Posted by Kristy
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