Posted by RichardG on December 18, 2003 at 10:14:19 from 62.173.81.130 user RichardG.
In Reply to: eats, roots, shoots and leaves posted by John Wilson on December 18, 2003 at 06:00:43:
This is the title of a newly-published book on punctuation by Lynne Truss and refers, I think, to the Giant Panda - the expression has a rather different meaning depending on whether a comma is included, viz :
"The Giant Panda eats shoots and leaves"
as opposed to
"The Giant Panda eats, shoots and leaves"