I enjoyed "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" for what it is -- something fun and far less than a serious work on punctuation. I especially enjoyed the curmudgeonly and superioristic tone in which bits of it were written. They reminded me a bit of Jeeves disapproving of some new article of clothing purchased by Bertie Wooster without his manservant's approval.

I obtained my copy from a bibliopole in the Mother Country. After reading and enjoying it, I bought copies for my children from an American bibliopole. Guess what! The American edition is not identical to the British edition. Does this happen often?