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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English(Third Edition)

Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English(Third Edition)


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It's been called 'possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published.' Now the witty bestseller that took the nation by storm is back in a revised, expanded edition with new dos and don'ts from top to bottom. In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. O'Conner displays the same fresh, irreverent humor that has charmed hundreds of thousands of readers. There are new chapters on spelling and pronunciation, and updates throughout. But you'll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain English - the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. O'Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easyto- swallow language. So you won't encounter the kind of intimidating terminology that made you want to skip your high school English class. This funny, wise, and indispensable guide shows readers how to- avoid the persistent grammatical errors that tie everyone - even presidents! - in knots watch their tongues and learn to pronounce commonly mangled words correctly use dozens of much-abused words and phrases Whatever your problem - intimidated by possessives? puzzled over pronouns? clueless about how to say 'banal'? - the updated Woe Is I provides witty, jargon-free answers to all your questions about the basics as well as the subtleties of grammar, style, and usage. No wonder The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called O'Conner's classic 'the best primer on English usage to come along since Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.'

About the Author :
Patricia T. O'Conner, a former editor at the New York Times Book Review, has written for many magazines and newspapers. She is the author of two other books on language and writing, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing and You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online.

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"Possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published." --Writers.com "Lighthearted and funny... It's like Strunk and White combined with S. J. Perelman--none of whom would have had the slightest objection." --The New York Times Book Review "Extraordinary... I'm keeping this book by my keyboard." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Invigorating and entertaining... As vital as a dictionary for those who wish to be taken seriously in speech, in print, or on Facebook." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A nifty guidebook to modern grammar that affectionately elbows the reader on every page." --San Francisco Chronicle


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  • ISBN-13: 9781573223317
  • Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Riverhead Books,U.S.
  • Height: 202 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 228 gr
  • ISBN-10: 157322331X
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jul 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English(Third Edition)
  • Width: 132 mm


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