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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, Second Edition List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 428.2 EAN: 9781594480065 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 1594480060 Label: Riverhead Trade Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: June 29, 2004 Publisher: Riverhead Trade Studio: Riverhead Trade Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Written by Patricia T. O'Conner, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, Woe Is I gives lighthearted, witty instruction on the subject most of us dreaded in school--grammar. Discussion is brief and concise, and much more engaging than the grammar books you may remember. With chapter titles such as "Woe is I: Therapy for Pronoun Anxiety," "Your Truly: The Possessive and the Possessed," "Verbal Abuse: Words on the Endangered List," "Comma Sutra; The Joy of Punctuation," and "Death Sentence: Do Cliches Deserve to Die?," O'Conner proves that even grammar can make for entertaining reading. Product Description: The bestselling grammar book has been updated and revised to include the latest and greatest on the basics and subtleties of English, and features a new chapter on the language of the Internet. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Best Grammar Book EverWhere else can you find a grammar book that a 17 year old boy reads for fun? The style is engaging and fun, but the learning is real! Rating: - This book is awesomeThis is my textbook for my college English Comp. course, and I am loving it. It's full of witty comments and jokes, but it is still very clear and informative. It's very easy to learn with this book, and I highly recommend it. Rating:  - Solid book for beginning writersDo you find yourself mixing up your it's and its? Do you know the difference between all ready and already? Do you ever blindly throw commas into sentences, hoping at least one will be correct? Woe is I solves these grammar woes and more. Patricia O'Conner clears the jargon and mystery surrounding grammar. Using simple language, she reviews pronouns, numbers, possessives, verbs, punctuation, clichés, word usage, danglers, bygone rules, and e-mail etiquette. Her book is essentially a ... Read More Rating: - Woe, this is a great book!PRO: A witty a book that makes learning about English grammar fun! CONS: I wish it were longer! CONCLUSION: In the world of SMSes, IMs, and emails, we have sacrificed grammar. As a writer, I appreciate good writing. The way you write tells a lot about you, so get this book and beef up on your grammar! Rating:  - Conventional but fun - very accessibleHumorous, easy reading. The author falls on the slightly more conventional side of the grammatical fence (insisting, for example, that "their" is an incorrectly plural gender-neutral pronoun and should not be used as a singular) (I myself do not fall as conventionally and so found myself in disagreement upon several points--including this one). So far, I am reading it as I work out: I skim through the parts that are overly familiar (still written with humor so worth at least skimming), dwell on the ... Read More 
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