About this title: How Not to Write is a wickedly witty book about grammar, usage, and style. William Safire, the author of the New York Times Magazine column "On Language," homes in on the "essential misrules of grammar," those mistakes that call attention to the major rules and regulations of writing. He tells you the correct way to write and then tells you when it is all right to break the rules. In this lighthearted guide, he chooses the most common and perplexing concerns of writers new and old. Each mini-chapter starts by stating a misrule like "Don't use Capital letters without good REASON." Safire then ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2005-07-18
ISBN-13:9780393327236ISBN:039332723X
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON & CO INC
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780393327236ISBN:039332723X
Description: New. Safire spotlights the "essential misrules of grammar, " those mistakes that call attention to the major rules and regulations of writing. He provides entertaining advice on language, grammar and life, covering a vast territory from capitalization, spl... read more
"I regret never reading Safire's column "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine because he's a fellow word geek (although I doubt he'd use that particular phrase). I love words and language--hell, I even have the Greek word for "word" tattooed on my arm. I disagree with some of his rules, but English is such a complicated language that even the most knowledgeable authorities hold to contradictory rules. While I did enjoy reading it, this book nonetheless proved to be a little disappointing. His advice is broken up into fifty really short chapters, each one funnier than the last, but he's not terribly specific, offering few concrete examples. And his humor sometimes crowds his points right off the page. I expected more from him."
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