In the book, published in 2003, Truss bemoans the state of punctuation in the United Kingdom and the United States and describes how rules are being relaxed in todays society. Is that a rude thing to say? As always, it isn't easy to be categorical. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation is a non-fiction book written by Lynne Truss, the former host of BBC Radio 4s Cutting a Dash programme. Potential readers are advised that there is nothing about pandas or punctuation in this book, and that anyone scouring the text for grammatical errors will be considered a bit of a bore. But on the plus side, it's quite short and has virtually no hard facts to detain the reader or slow the argument. she says, "What do you think I am, psychic?" In her follow-up to Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss asks why rudeness is a universal flashpoint and examines specific sources of affront. Should you do anything? You say to the shop assistant, "Can you tell me the price of this? There doesn't appear to be a label". That man just dropped a cigarette packet on the floor. It is about the rudeness of the modern world, and the sense of outrage that infects us everyday as we discover that other people are - generally speaking - crass, selfish, and inconsiderate.
'Talk to the Hand is not a book about manners or etiquette. Near Fine Condition, book has minor rubbing on edges, dustjacket has very minor shelf and edge wear, otherwise as new Profile Books, 2005, hardcover, dustjacket, ISBN 1861979339 The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or six good reasons to stay home and bolt the door)
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