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Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Using the comma well announces that you have

Using the comma well announces that you have an ear for sense and rhythm, confidence in your style and a proper respect for your reader, — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: The main advantage of working at home is

The main advantage of working at home is that you get to find out what cats really do all day. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Robert Lane Greene: for those to whom Lynne Truss is a

for those to whom Lynne Truss is a hero, everything from spelling convention to word choice to logic is, somehow, "grammar." And — Robert Lane Greene

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: is only one thing more mortifying than having

is only one thing more mortifying than having an exclamation mark removed by an editor: an exclamation mark added in. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Those spineless types who talk about abolishing the

Those spineless types who talk about abolishing the apostrophe are missing the point. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers

Punctuation is a courtesy designed to help readers to understand a story without stumbling. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Arthur Mellen Wellington: Great triumphs of engineering genius - the locomotive,

Great triumphs of engineering genius - the locomotive, the truss bridge, the steel rail - ... are rather invention than engineering proper. — Arthur Mellen Wellington

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Pretentious and over-active semicolons have reached epidemic proportions

Pretentious and over-active semicolons have reached epidemic proportions in the world of academe, where they are used to gloss over imprecise thought. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Proper punctuation is both the sign and the

Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Don't pessimism and caution naturally go hand in

Don't pessimism and caution naturally go hand in hand? — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: The way people behave towards each other is

The way people behave towards each other is a measure of their value as human beings. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Sticklers unite, you have nothing to lose but

Sticklers unite, you have nothing to lose but your sense of proportion, and arguably you didn't have a lot of that to begin with. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: I hate to be treated as if I'm

I hate to be treated as if I'm invisible. I get incensed when people talk across me or refuse to catch my eye in a restaurant or shop. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: One of the things that all authors of

One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the face of a character. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: The rule is: don't use commas like a

The rule is: don't use commas like a stupid person. I mean it. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: What I have always liked about Brighton is

What I have always liked about Brighton is its impersonality. Since the 18th century, people have come, used the place and gone home again. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: What one discovers in life, I find, is

What one discovers in life, I find, is that one's personality defects don't come and go. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well

Old radio comedy makes me laugh, as well as 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and comedians like Paul Merton. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language:

Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Jessie had never heard you could inherit madness.

Jessie had never heard you could inherit madness. She thought madness was something that just happened to people in Shakespeare when the wind got up. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: My favorite thing in the world is a

My favorite thing in the world is a quiz show, 'University Challenge,' so you can see what kind of sad person I am. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: you know those self-help books that give you

you know those self-help books that give you permission to love yourself? This one gives you permission to love punctuation. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication

Texting is a supremely secretive medium of communication - it's like passing a note - and this means we should be very careful what we use it for. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: I am not against marriage. I lived with

I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: You don't want to make an enemy of

You don't want to make an enemy of Piers Morgan. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: There are people who embrace the Oxford comma

There are people who embrace the Oxford comma and those who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: I have been told that the dying words

I have been told that the dying words of one famous 20th-century writer were, I should have used fewer semicolons — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it usually aspiring gangsta rappers who set such store by designer labels? — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: As with email, the recipient of a texted

As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: No valentines from the cats again.

No valentines from the cats again. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Ayn Rand: Of metal, if one combined a truss with

Of metal, if one combined a truss with an arch, if one built diagonal — Ayn Rand

Truss Quotes By John Golden: Eats Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach

Eats Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, by Lynne Truss. — John Golden

Truss Quotes By Michael Chabon: grappling in a hernia truss with steel kegs

grappling in a hernia truss with steel kegs of Yuengling. For — Michael Chabon

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: All the important roles shortly boiled down to

All the important roles shortly boiled down to one: remember your with other people; show some consideration. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: I think about death sometimes. Analytically, of course.

I think about death sometimes. Analytically, of course. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: To some people, the fact that I am

To some people, the fact that I am not married, or don't have children, would be the reason I have written a book on punctuation. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: After university, I got a job sub-editing and

After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Why did the Apostrophe Protection Society not have

Why did the Apostrophe Protection Society not have a militant wing? Could I start one? Where do you get balaclavas? — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: If colons and semicolons give themselves airs and

If colons and semicolons give themselves airs and graces, at least they also confer airs and graces that the language would be lost without. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Manners are about imagination, ultimately. They are about

Manners are about imagination, ultimately. They are about imagining being the other person. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: I do needlepoint from kits. I give them

I do needlepoint from kits. I give them as gifts to people in the form of cushion covers and they are often speechless with horror. — Lynne Truss

Truss Quotes By Blanco Vandam: Jealousy is a bitch nigga trait never truss

Jealousy is a bitch nigga trait never truss a man who always ask what u make — Blanco Vandam

Truss Quotes By Lynne Truss: Texting is a fundamentally sneaky form of communication,

Texting is a fundamentally sneaky form of communication, which we should despise, but it is such a boon we don't care. We are all sneaks now. — Lynne Truss