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Lynne Truss (born 31 May 1955[1]) is an English author, journalist, novelist, and radio broadcaster and dramatist. She is arguably best known for her championing of correctness and aesthetics in the English language, which is the subject of her popular and widely discussed 2003 book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation.[2] The book was inspired by a BBC Radio 4 show about punctuation, Cutting a Dash, which she presented.

Lynne Truss
Truss in 2015
Born (1955-05-31) 31 May 1955 (age 67)
Kingston upon Thames, England
OccupationAuthor, journalist
Website
lynnetruss.com

Besides her promotion of linguistic prescription and commentary on English grammar, Truss has written many radio plays, both comedic and dramatic. She has also written grammar guides for children and novels.


Early life


Truss was born on 31 May 1955 in Kingston upon Thames. She was educated at the Tiffin Girls' School; and University College London, where she was awarded a first-class degree in English Language and Literature.[3]


Career


Truss began her media career as a literary editor. She then spent six years as a television critic for The Times, before moving into sports journalism for the same newspaper. She spent four years in the latter field, and in 2009 wrote a book about her experiences with it, Get Her Off the Pitch: How Sport Took Over My Life.


Politics


In August 2014, Truss was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.[4]


Works



Novels



Non-fiction



Children's books



Collections and published scripts



Selected radio series


This list excludes standalone plays.


References


  1. "Lynne Truss". debretts.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. Truss, Lynne (2003). Eats, Shoots & Leaves. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-612-7.
  3. "About – Lynne Truss". Lynne Truss. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". The Guardian. London. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.





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