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Walsh, Bill (William F.)
English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Yes, I could care less : how to be a
language
snob without being a jerk / Bill Walsh.
by
Walsh, Bill (William F.)
St. Martin's Griffin, c2013.
Call #:
808.042 W223y
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.)
Edition:
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Description:
ix, 288 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
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
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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
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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?
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In conclusion. The curmudgeon's stylebook : you could look it up.
Summary:
A lighthearted usage guide shares a latest treasury of
language
pet peeves and common grammatical mistakes.
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