i see dead punctuations ...

“While we look in horror at a badly punctuated sign, the world carries on around us, blind to our plight. We are like the little boy in The Sixth Sense who can see dead people, except that we can see dead punctuation.”




This book made me realised the importance of punctuation and I enjoy reading it by the way. Furthermore I like reading books which is not as thick as the dictonary. The way Lynn describe every punctuation is as if they are alive and concious (and some crying for attention) which made me see them in a whole new perspective. Really cool and she can't herself from correcting the stark mistake made by this Hollywood movie, 'Two Weeks Notice'. I didn't even realised the mistake until she points it out in her book!




She argues that with the convenience of instant text messaging and e-mail technology, there is a decline and neglect in using the punctuatuion properly and whether the content makes sense to our reader. Creatively, we have started to use punctuations to express our emotions instead of using words. Like this:

:-)

Or this

:-P


Looks like it's up to ourselves to use the punctuation correctly and also point out to people their punctuation mistakes.





Side note: Her new book is coming up and the title is so funny!

“Talk to the hand ’cause the face ain’t listening,” the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? It’s a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says it’s now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior that for some has become a point of pride, Talk to the Hand is rallying cry for courtesy. Like Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Talk to the Hand is not a stuffy guidebook, and is sure to inspire spirited conversation.

Why hasn’t your nephew ever thanked you for your carefully selected gift? What makes your contractor think it’s fine to snub you in the midst of a major renovation? Why do crowds spawn selfishness? What accounts for the appalling treatment you receive in stores (if you’re lucky enough to get a clerk’s attention at all)? Most important, what will it take to roll back a culture that applauds those who are disrespectful? In a recent US survey, 79 percent of adults said that lack of courtesy was a serious problem. For anyone who’s fed up with the brutality inflicted by modern manners (or lack thereof), Talk to the Hand is a colorful call to arms—from the wittiest defender of the civilized world.

- The books of Lynn Truss.