Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Patricia T. O'Conner
ISBN 10: 1400066603 ISBN 13: 9781400066605
Published by Random House, 2009
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Synopsis:
A lighthearted assessment of English-language conundrums, co-written by the author of Woe Is I, challenges such popular notions as the superiority of British English, the wrongness of "ain't," and the reasons "niche" does not rhyme with "quiche;" in a lighthearted primer drawn from the authors' popular blog, GrammarPhobia.com.
About the Author:
Patricia T. O'Conner, a former editor at The New York Times Book Review, has written four books on language and writing–the bestselling Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English; Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing; Woe Is I Jr.: The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English; and You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online.
Stewart Kellerman has been an editor at The New York Times and a foreign correspondent for UPI in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He co-authored You Send Me with his wife, Patricia T. O'Conner, and he runs their website and blog at grammarphobia.com. They live in rural Connecticut.
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Title: Origins of the Specious: Myths and ...
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good