Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Overpunctuated

I have never been one for the technical aspect of language. Etymology fascinates me but that’s it. As a serious writer surely all aspects of language must be given a serious look at. Grammar is my biggest nemesis. Don’t ask me subject, verb or predicate, because I don’t know. Recently, recognizing that if I ever did win the Booker, it would be handy to know some Grammar, I embarked upon a book called Eats Shoots and Leaves. It’s an absolutely brilliant book on punctuation. I love punctuation now. To the point, where, if you notice, I might overpunctuate myself.

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