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In a witty, non-technical guide to English grammar and style, a former editor at The New York Times Book Review reveals the underlying logic of the language with the help of hilarious examples organized according to specific problems. Reprint.
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Written by Patricia T. O'Conner, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading.
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Patricia T. O'Conner is a senior copy editor at The New York Times Book Review who has written guest columns for William Safire. She has also conducted a grammar course for Times employees.
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- PublisherRiverhead Trade
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1573226254
- ISBN 13 9781573226257
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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