к вопросу о пандах.
Читаю я тут Lynne Truss. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation.
Из названия ясно, что книжка про пунктуацию, а чудесный анекдот про панду наверно все уже знают.
на первой вкладке там есть A Punctuation Repair Kit - наклейки со знаками препинания, а в предисловии инструкция по использованию.
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How many time have you seen "Valentines Day" (no apostrophe) and thought, "if only I had a set of stickers, I could set that right"?
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Well, suffer no longer. A Punctuation Repair Kit is now within your possession and you are free to go out and correct the world. Have fun. Do good. Advance the cause of punctuation. And above all, of course, please, please, don't get caught.
It seems to me that the key to successful, anonymous sticker-application is to create diversion.
Here is a suggested plan of action.
1 Identify sign that requires correction.
2 Try not to register "aghast" emotion on face; instead, affect insouciance. Carry on walking but make mental note, slow pace, dawdle, stop. If heart is pounding, take deep breaths. Search discreetly for Punctuation Repair Kit, all the time pretending to be thinking about something else; maybe glancing at watch, or pretending to expect an imminent bus.
3 Secretly select right-sized punctuation mark.
4 Hold it carefully out of sight between thumb and middle finger.
5 Sidle towards sign and come to rest within arm's length.
6 Wait, wait, wait - and then, when the moment is right:
7 Shout loudly, "Look, that's Madonna, isn't it?"
8 Apply sticker and walk briskly away, ignoring questions such as "Where?" and "Madonna who?" and "Who said that?"
9 wait half an hour, then walk past again to check the punctuation is now correct.
10 Go home and sleep happily at the thought of a job well done.
У меня тут как раз на примете есть объект для "восстановления справедливости". Табличка на входе в университет "Пожалуйста, предъявляйте документы удостоверяющие личность в развернутом виде". Эта самая "личность в развернутом виде" мне уже пятый год покоя не дает.
P.S. если вдруг кому - книжку есть в pdf
Из названия ясно, что книжка про пунктуацию, а чудесный анекдот про панду наверно все уже знают.
на первой вкладке там есть A Punctuation Repair Kit - наклейки со знаками препинания, а в предисловии инструкция по использованию.
...
How many time have you seen "Valentines Day" (no apostrophe) and thought, "if only I had a set of stickers, I could set that right"?
...
Well, suffer no longer. A Punctuation Repair Kit is now within your possession and you are free to go out and correct the world. Have fun. Do good. Advance the cause of punctuation. And above all, of course, please, please, don't get caught.
It seems to me that the key to successful, anonymous sticker-application is to create diversion.
Here is a suggested plan of action.
1 Identify sign that requires correction.
2 Try not to register "aghast" emotion on face; instead, affect insouciance. Carry on walking but make mental note, slow pace, dawdle, stop. If heart is pounding, take deep breaths. Search discreetly for Punctuation Repair Kit, all the time pretending to be thinking about something else; maybe glancing at watch, or pretending to expect an imminent bus.
3 Secretly select right-sized punctuation mark.
4 Hold it carefully out of sight between thumb and middle finger.
5 Sidle towards sign and come to rest within arm's length.
6 Wait, wait, wait - and then, when the moment is right:
7 Shout loudly, "Look, that's Madonna, isn't it?"
8 Apply sticker and walk briskly away, ignoring questions such as "Where?" and "Madonna who?" and "Who said that?"
9 wait half an hour, then walk past again to check the punctuation is now correct.
10 Go home and sleep happily at the thought of a job well done.
У меня тут как раз на примете есть объект для "восстановления справедливости". Табличка на входе в университет "Пожалуйста, предъявляйте документы удостоверяющие личность в развернутом виде". Эта самая "личность в развернутом виде" мне уже пятый год покоя не дает.
P.S. если вдруг кому - книжку есть в pdf