was she trying for irony?

[cellio]

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation sounds like a great book for grammar nerds, but I am put off somewhat by the 1.5 punctuation errors in the title. (One is debatable and might be excused by context (it refers to a joke containing the phrase); the other is clearly wrong.)

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Slide Rules

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

Pick up a cheap slide rule on E-bay and play with it. Any geek who can program computers can learn to use a slide-rule in an afternoon. We were not allowed to use "electronic calculators" on my High School Math Final. So, I brought in a "slip-stick". :D The teacher nearly bust a gut laughing when he spotted it. He let me use it too! :D

Re: Slide Rules

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Where can I find instructions? I inherited my Dad's slide rule, well-used in a leather belt sheath.

Re: Slide Rules

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

From the Hewlett-Packard online museum, of course! :D
http://www.hpmuseum.org/srinst.htm

Re: Slide Rules

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Thanks!