Fucking Apostrophes
by:
Simon Griffin (author)
A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English. Apostrophes are a f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly. Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers - wont to insert and...
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A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English.
Apostrophes are a f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly.
Originally written as advice by a copywriter for designers - wont to insert and remove apostrophes at will, for visual effect - this is a light-hearted, pocket-sized guide to getting the f'ing things right.
Simon Griffin lets off steam so that we don't have to, showing precisely why 'Rhianna and Jennifer's photos were all over the internet' is quite different to 'Rhianna's and Jennifer's photos' or what words apostrophes are replacing in sentences such as 'He'd like you to buy him some cocaine', or 'They've got it all on camera.'
Elegantly produced, this is the perfect gift for any pedant, as well as an indispensable guide in all our moments of grammar-related frustration.
WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781785781414 (1785781413)
Publish date: 2016-11-15
Publisher: Icon Books
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
O little book, you have amused me. This short little book covers apostrophe usage with little asides like: “See that fence over there? Take a nice comfy seat on it with me and watch them fight it out. The important thing is to know the meaning of each one, and remember, it’s just a fucking apostr...
The Assistant Principle I share an office with showed me this book for its audacious title, and when I saw it at the bookshop, of course I had to buy it; both for its audacity and its content since I have become a grammar nerd. Can I just tell you, it's a great little book! Only about 50 pages or...