We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful...

Provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, part of speech designation, and other appropriate information for 58,000 entries.

Includes more than 43,000 synonyms, antonyms, and contrasted and related words.

A illustrated dictionary for eight- to twelve-year-olds, with language notes, word histories, synonym boxes, and other features.

You can use adjectives to describe just about everything. In this book, you will learn how to use adjectives. This book is part of the Language Rules series. Each book in this series provides hint, examples, and funny illustrations to help readers master a different part of speech.