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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
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ItA's been called A"possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published.A" Now the witty bestseller that took the nation by storm is back in a revised, expanded edition with new dos and donA'ts from top to bottom.
In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. OA'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 youA'll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain EnglishA-the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. OA'Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easyto- swallow language. So you wonA'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:
A avoid the persistent grammatical errors that tie everyoneA-even presidents!A- in knots
A watch their tongues and learn to pronounce commonly mangled words
A correctly use dozens of much-abused words and phrases Whatever your problemA-intimidated by possessives? puzzled over pronouns? clueless about how to say A"banalA"?A-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 OA'ConnerA's classic A"the best primer on English usage to come along since Strunk and WhiteA's The Elements of Style.A"
In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. OA'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 youA'll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain EnglishA-the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. OA'Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easyto- swallow language. So you wonA'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:
A avoid the persistent grammatical errors that tie everyoneA-even presidents!A- in knots
A watch their tongues and learn to pronounce commonly mangled words
A correctly use dozens of much-abused words and phrases Whatever your problemA-intimidated by possessives? puzzled over pronouns? clueless about how to say A"banalA"?A-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 OA'ConnerA's classic A"the best primer on English usage to come along since Strunk and WhiteA's The Elements of Style.A"
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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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