Punctuation expert Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, rallies for the proper use of commas and apostrophes, and demystifies colons, semi-colons, and hyphens. Then, Roger Ebert joins us for a look at his second volume of 100 essays that celebrate film: Great Movies II.
Commas, and Colons, and Hypens...Oh My!
Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, explains the power of using punctuation correctly--and the dangers of using it incorrectly.
ยป Read an excerpt of Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Music: "Sirens," composed by Rachel Portman, tracks 1, 3, 8 and 5.
ยป Read an excerpt of Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Music: "Sirens," composed by Rachel Portman, tracks 1, 3, 8 and 5.
Great Movies
Roger Ebert tells us about some of the 100 films he decided to focus on in Great Movies II.
Events:
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Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway, at 66th ...
Events:
Roger Ebert will be speaking and signing books on:
Thursday, February 17th at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway, at 66th ...
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