“I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified. The ellipsis is the black hole of the punctuation universe, surely, into which no right-minded person would willingly be sucked, for three years, with no guarantee of a job at the end.” YearsPersonsEndsJobsUniverseThreeBlackStudyHeardHolesGuaranteesThree YearsDotsPunctuationBlack HolePhds Author:Lynne Truss
“A Panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots into the air. "Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife annual 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.” LooksTwoEnoughOrderTurnsAsksBlackWhiteWalksFireDoorsAirProduceBearsDrawsGunShotsChinaShouldersExplanationConfusedNativeRelevantBlack And WhiteSandwichesWildlifeExitEntryAnnualsTossWaiterMammalsCafesPandas Author:Lynne Truss
“Offence is so easily given. And where the 'minority' issue is involved, the rules seem to shift about: most of the time a person who is female/black/disabled/gay wants this not to be their defining characteristic; you are supposed to be blind to it. But then, on other occasions, you are supposed to observe special sensitivity, or show special respect.” WantPersonsShowsSeemsGivenBlackIssuesSpecialInvolvedGayFemaleBlindOccasionsSupposed To BeCharacteristicsMinoritiesSensitivityDefiningDisabledPolitical CorrectnessOffence Author:Lynne Truss
“Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.” BlackWhiteBearsChinaNativeBlack And WhiteMammalsPandas Author:Lynne Truss
