I’m not the world’s finest user of punctuation (or grammar for that matter), but I’m absolutely delighted by the idea of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Which is, I hasten to point out, on my Amazon wish list.
Yes. I’m a bit of a language nut. Now you know. Oh, and bonus points for anyone who knows the origin of the entry title…
(I got 92% Stickler on the game, too. Hah!)
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Three words. Just Plain Wrong.
I had totally anal-retentive teachers in grade school, and I know my punctuation & grammar. I got 100% on the game without even trying. Now you know that all my punctuation mistakes are part of my “personal flair,” and not actual errors. Neener.
i’m a grammar teacher at a college and am language-obsessed, even to the point of nearly having a breakdown trying to maintain my 4.0 GPA in my master’s programme… i feel you, baby!