Things that make us (sic)
Subtitle: the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the world
By: Martha Brokenbrough.
Contributors: Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312378080
Subjects: English language -- Usage; English language -- Errors of usage; English language -- Grammar
Description: A primer on the fun and accurate use of grammar, punctuation, and style; features spelling cheat sheets, lists of common mistakes, and letters to high-profile language abusers, including David Hasselhoff and Queen Elizabeth II.
Table of contents: title: Grammar for spammers & pop stars; title: Vizzinis, evil twins & vampires; title: You put a spell on me; title: Vulgar Latin & Latin lovers; title: $%&*#$ punctuation; title: No, you can't has cheezburger? The parts of speech and how sentences form; title: Things that make us tense; title: Cliches - why Shakespeare is a pox upon us; title: The enemy within-flab, jargon & the people in your office; title: Rules that never were, are no more & should be broken; title: Bonus material : clip'n'send letters from SPOGG.