Quote:
A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then pulls out a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter as the panda makes its way towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda: Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
So, punctuation really does matter, even if it's only occasionally a matter of life or death.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter as the panda makes its way towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says, at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda: Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
So, punctuation really does matter, even if it's only occasionally a matter of life or death.
(Stet)
From the back of Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss.
If you haven't read it, you really should.
If you have, or have read anything else by Lynne Truss, feel free to discuss it here.
I'd particularly like to know what her novels are like.
If you haven't read it, you really should.
If you have, or have read anything else by Lynne Truss, feel free to discuss it here.
I'd particularly like to know what her novels are like.