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Walsh, Bill (William F.)
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English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Yes, I could care le...
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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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Walsh, Bill (William F.)
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Griffin, 2013.
Subjects
English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
ISBN:
9781250006639 (trade pbk.) :
1250006635 (trade pbk.)
Description:
ix, 288 pages ; 21 cm
Edition:
First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
Contents:
In theory. Caring, more or less : are people just careless? ; Literally, literally : the thing with antlers ; The trouble with apologists : completing the evolution analogy ; The trouble with me : a grammar confessional ; The joy of snobbery, the sting of reality : where the Beatles and Brooks Brothers come in ; The trouble with sticklers : are we the pits? ; More stickler traps : rules that aren't, and habits that shouldn't be -- In practice. The usual suspects, and some unusual principles : elegant variation? ; Tiny acts of elegance : editing like a ninja ; My lovehate with Strunkwhite : elements of discontent ; When jargon gets jargony : we hate parrots! ; You've been punc'd : the stupidcomma and other things that make you look dumb ; A hyphen manifesto : the turn signal of prose ; The trademark manifesto : a registered grievance -- In good fun. Return to the Valley of the Retronym : a gin martini with your cowboy potato? ; The S Files : can you order Brussel sprouts in Time Square? -- In conclusion. The curmudgeon's stylebook : you could look it up.
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A lighthearted usage guide shares a latest treasury of language pet peeves and common grammatical mistakes.
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Hawaii State Library
Language, Literature & History
808.042 Wa
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808.042 Wa
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