A Wonderful Book

I may be a little behind the times in anouncing this to the world; however, Ms. Lynne Truss has given us a wonderful book. Eats, Shoots & Leaves is hilarious, informative, inspiring, and, above all, permission to unleash my Inner Stickler! This will be my platform to muse on grammar and punctuation; to display the signage horrors I have witnessed; to commune with others who understand the fury created in seeing these things (my husband does not have this reaction). Let's begin with an example I saw yesterday while driving: "New City Builder's." I'm sorry, but New City Builder's what?

My husband did not get as worked up as I did: "Yeah, people just don't think about it." But they shouldn't have to think! It should be automatic to leave out that meaningless apostrophe. I honestly thought the sign was not finished until I realized that this is exactly what Ms. Truss is pointing out it her book. Therefore, I echo her cry: Sticklers Unite! Come, help me pick up the shards of our broken language and attempt to write (especially here on the internet) in a way that is legible to people over the age of 25 -- in a way that is edifying and inspires the reader to write better themselves. Let us be a light to the literary darkness of the internet!