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How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar
Contributor(s): Safire, William (Author)

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ISBN: 039332723X     ISBN-13: 9780393327236
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $18.00  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: Safire spotlights the "essential misrules of grammar," those mistakes that call attention to the major rules and regulations of writing. He provides entertaining advice on language, grammar and life, covering a vast territory from capitalization, split infinitives, run-on sentences and semi-colons to contractions, the double negative, dangling participles and even onomatopoeia.
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BISAC Categories:
- Reference
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Editing & Proofreading
Dewey: 428.002
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 4.8" W x 7.72" L (0.40 lbs) 162 pages
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2005 pg. 407
Publishers Weekly 05/02/2005 pg. 185
Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 71
 
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Publisher Description:
How Not to Write is a wickedly witty book about grammar, usage, and style. William Safire, the author of the New York Times Magazine column On Language, homes in on the essential misrules of grammar, those mistakes that call attention to the major rules and regulations of writing. He tells you the correct way to write and then tells you when it is all right to break the rules. In this lighthearted guide, he chooses the most common and perplexing concerns of writers new and old. Each mini-chapter starts by stating a misrule like Don't use Capital letters without good REASON. Safire then follows up with solid and entertaining advice on language, grammar, and life. He covers a vast territory from capitalization, split infinitives (it turns out you can split one if done meaningfully), run-on sentences, and semi-colons to contractions, the double negative, dangling participles, and even onomatopoeia. Originally published under the title Fumblerules.

Contributor Bio(s): Safire, William: - William Safire (1929--2009), a Pulitzer Prize-winner, was the long-time author of the "On Language" column in the New York Times Magazine.
 
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