An edition of Things that make us (sic) (2008)

Things that make us (sic)

the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the world

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An edition of Things that make us (sic) (2008)

Things that make us (sic)

the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the world

1st ed.

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  • 1 Want to read

A primer on the fun and accurate use of grammar, punctuation, and style; features spelling cheat sheets, lists of common mistakes, and letters to high-profile language abusers, including David Hasselhoff and Queen Elizabeth II.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
256

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Usage, Errors of usage, Grammar, English language, Humor, general
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Cover of: Things that make us (sic)
Things that make us (sic): the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the world
2008, St. Martin's Press
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Table of Contents

Grammar for spammers & pop stars
Vizzinis, evil twins & vampires
You put a spell on me
Vulgar Latin & Latin lovers
$%&*#$ punctuation
No, you can't has cheezburger? The parts of speech and how sentences form
Things that make us tense
Cliches - why Shakespeare is a pox upon us
The enemy within-flab, jargon & the people in your office
Rules that never were, are no more & should be broken
Bonus material : clip'n'send letters from SPOGG.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
428
Library of Congress
PE1460 .B77 2008, PE1460.B77 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
256

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16800006M
ISBN 10
0312378084
ISBN 13
9780312378080
LCCN
2008018129
OCLC/WorldCat
184822907
LibraryThing
5659731
Goodreads
2623803

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OL11930405W

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