ISBN10: 0812978102, ISBN13: 9780812978100, [publisher: Random House] Softcover Word mavens Patricia T. O'Connor and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar's best-known 'rules' aren't - and never were - rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony francais, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: 'They' was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way 'you' is today. And an 18th-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose 'he.' From the Queen's English to street slang, it's an eye-opening romp for grammarphiles and grammarphobes alike. Index. 266p.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]

Random House Trade Paperbacks, Date: 2010-08-24. Reprint. Paperback. Used:Good. 2010. Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN 0812978102 9780812978100 [US]

ISBN10: 0812978102, ISBN13: 9780812978100, [publisher: Random House Publishing Group] Softcover Patricia T. O&#8217Conner, a former editor at The New York Times Book Review, has written four books on language and writing&#8211the bestselling Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe&#8217s Guide to Better English in Plain English Words Fail Me: What Ev.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2010]
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