From the sarcastic to the suggestive, here are quotation marks as we love them best, doing horrible damage to the English language. Who wouldn't ha...
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Jul 20, 2011
Jennifer
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I bought this book because I thought it would be funny to have in my classroom, and I figured I might find some examples that would make the kids not only laugh, but teach them. There were some times I was so hysterical reading the book and seeing the silly marks put that I had to put the book down or risk dropping it. I don't know if I was just in a silly mood from the heat of if it was genuinely that funny. I did enjoy it though, and I know some students will also think it funny. There are man
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Aug 26, 2010
Aubrey
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The criteria for books like this is simple - provide a few laugh out loud moments with plenty of other smirks or snickers. This book failed in all accounts. It was enjoyable, but not something I would look at again unless there were no other options. The blog the book is based off of is a perfect example of what is in the book, with nothing expanded upon.
Sep 13, 2011
Halli
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I'm always willing to read a book that makes fun of punctuation errors! This book was so funny, and is definitely worth reading if you are constantly wondering why people use quotation marks for emphasis. The signs alone would make for an entertaining read, but the author's comments are what make this book truly worthwhile. My cheeks still hurt from laughing!
Jun 05, 2011
Mary
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This is a coffee table type of book, great for a quick amusing glance. I found the humour hilarious and sardonic. This would be an excellent gift for an English teacher or someone with a particular pet peeve for misused quotation marks.
Aug 14, 2010
Aw, if only I still worked in a bookstore where I could "steal" books. Because I'd love to have this book in my bathroom, but it's not really very likely I would ever exchange money for that "privilege," you know?
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Aug 20, 2011
Carrie
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I was a bit put off by the explanations of why the quotes were unnecessary. That detracted from my enjoyment of the book. But it is puzzling why the quotation mark causes such confusion.
Dec 12, 2011
Heather
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Made me crack up! Coming from someone who tends to over "air quote"...I loved this compilation of misused quotation marks! Very fun!
Sep 03, 2010
I "saw" an ad for this today and "thought" I MUST get this - it looks like a perfect sidekick to my "recent" read, "The Great Typo Hunt"
Jan 24, 2011
Cris
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A few of the photos are funny, but most of the amusement factor comes from the sarcastic, even snarky commentary.
Not quite as funny as I was hoping, but still worth the reading. It's good for short bursts of reading.
Not quite as funny as I was hoping, but still worth the reading. It's good for short bursts of reading.
Aug 20, 2010
Jarrett
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Yeah . . . the fact that most people in the U.S. can't use proper punctuation just isn't funny anymore, it's really, really sad.
Aug 17, 2010
Paula
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Unnecessary, no ironic quotation marks. Amusing for maybe five minutes, this book quickly wears out its welcome.
Aug 15, 2010
Kristin
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Not only are the examples "hilarious," Keeley herself is too "funny"--her commentary is delightful.
Nov 21, 2010
Linda
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Funny, head-shaking pictures of inappropriate use of quotation marks. Very quick read.
Apr 13, 2011
Alaina
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I laughed at almost every page of this book. I'd love to have it around the house.
Mar 28, 2011
Betsy
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One of those books that I couldn't read in bed after Kip fell asleep because I was giggling too much.
Feb 03, 2011
Brigid
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Oy, I've got tears from laughing so much! OK, that's from the first 1/3 of the book. From then on, it was only a few laughs and quite a few groans.
I'd only recommend the first third of the book.
I'd only recommend the first third of the book.
Sep 24, 2010
Margie
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So "good". I'm not sure which I like better - the photos or the snarky comments that accompany the photos.
Nov 06, 2011
Kristy
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A must-read for anyone who's a punctuation/grammar stickler (like me!)--very funny! I loved the author's humorous, tongue-in-cheek commentary, and that she has a website, where people can submit photos of signs/etc with strange quotation mark usage.
Oct 24, 2011
Kathy
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A celebration of creative punctuation. Probably best for grammar and punctuation "geeks." Being one, I laughed a lot.
