Too Many Commas

Bob Edwards confesses a sin that my wife may find unforgivable. In an interview with Lynn Truss, the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Edwards admits that he is a sucker for an extra comma. Luckily for Edwards, Truss absolves him of his habit.

I've been reading and hearing a lot about the book which has topped the best-seller lists in England. It appears to be a pithy little tome that mixes gentle admonitions with a bit of grammatical didacticism. Seems like a book that Aimee and I would both enjoy when we can find the time.

On a side note, I've often wondered how NPR edits their stories. Listening to the extended interview provides a glimpse into how the recording is modified for the on-air program.