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Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk

Bill Walsh

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Description:A usage guide for writers and all lovers of language from Bill Walsh, language maven, copy editor at The Washington Post, and author of Lapsing into a Comma.Calling all language sticklers—and those who love to argue with them! Usage maven Bill Walsh expounds (rather than expands) on his pet peeves in the long-awaited follow-up (note the hyphens, please) to The Elephants of Style and Lapsing Into a Comma.Could you care less? Does bad grammar “literally” make your head explode? Test your need for this book with these sentences: "Katrina misplaced many residents of New Orleans from their homes.""Mark had a full schedule of meetings. His first of the day was a small businessman, followed by a high schoolteacher.""Betty was 100% percent wrong." Pat yourself on the back if you found issues in every one of these sentences, but remember: There is a world out there beyond the stylebooks, beyond Strunk and White, beyond Lynne Truss and Failblogs. Part usage manual, part confessional and part manifesto, Yes, I Could Care Less bounces from sadomasochism to weather geekery, Top Chef to Monty Python. It is a lively and often personal look at one man’s continuing journey through the obstacle course that some refer to, far too simply, as “grammar.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk. To get started finding Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A usage guide for writers and all lovers of language from Bill Walsh, language maven, copy editor at The Washington Post, and author of Lapsing into a Comma.Calling all language sticklers—and those who love to argue with them! Usage maven Bill Walsh expounds (rather than expands) on his pet peeves in the long-awaited follow-up (note the hyphens, please) to The Elephants of Style and Lapsing Into a Comma.Could you care less? Does bad grammar “literally” make your head explode? Test your need for this book with these sentences: "Katrina misplaced many residents of New Orleans from their homes.""Mark had a full schedule of meetings. His first of the day was a small businessman, followed by a high schoolteacher.""Betty was 100% percent wrong." Pat yourself on the back if you found issues in every one of these sentences, but remember: There is a world out there beyond the stylebooks, beyond Strunk and White, beyond Lynne Truss and Failblogs. Part usage manual, part confessional and part manifesto, Yes, I Could Care Less bounces from sadomasochism to weather geekery, Top Chef to Monty Python. It is a lively and often personal look at one man’s continuing journey through the obstacle course that some refer to, far too simply, as “grammar.”We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk. To get started finding Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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