Things That Make Us (Sic): The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World - Martha Brockenbrough • BookLikes (ISBN:0312378084)

Things That Make Us (Sic): The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World

by: Martha Brockenbrough (author)

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Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780312378080 (0312378084)

ASIN: 0312378084

Publish date: 2008-10-14

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Pages no: 272

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Humor, Writing, Funny, Reference, Humanities, Language, Adult

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I like hamburgers and I now like grammar. I have always loved hamburgers, but not so much grammar. Hamburgers, at least good ones, are juicy and delicious. Grammar, was for me, dry and boring. Now that I’m older, my hips are wider and my writing, thin. So what is an overweight reader to do? Eat le...

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I really enjoyed this book. It was straightforward and entertaining. It's a book about grammar in the same vein as Eats Shoots Leaves. Among other things the book contains letters from SPOGG (The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar) to various grammar offenders including several musician...

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