Have you eaten grandma?
By: Brandreth, Gyles
Publisher: London : Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, c2018.Description: 310 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780241352632Subject(s): English language -- Usage | English language -- Errors of usage -- Humor | English language -- GrammarDDC classification: 428.2 BR HA Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 428.2 BR HA (Browse shelf) | Available | Feb2019 | T0061235 |
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428.152 BA TR Tree or three? : | 428.158 RO EN English phonetics and phonology : | 428.2 AN RO Role plays for today : | 428.2 BR HA Have you eaten grandma? | 428.2 CA EX Exploring grammar in context : | 428.2 FO GR Great sentences for great paragraphs : | 428.2 HA AN The anti-grammar grammar book : |
Also Titled: Have you eaten grandma? ; or, The life-saving importance of correct punctuation, grammar, and good English
Without hesitation or repetition (and just a touch of deviation) Gyles, self-confessed grammar guru, skewers the linguistic horrors of our time, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why), and reveals his tips and tricks to ensure that, in the future, we make fewer (rather than 'less') mistakes.
It can be much harder than it seems; commas, colons, semi-colons, and even apostrophes can drive us all mad at times, but it riles no one more than the longest-serving resident of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, grammar guru Gyles Brandreth. In this brilliantly funny tirade and guide, Gyles anatomizes the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why) and shows us how, in future, we can get it right every time. Is 'alright', all right? You'll find out right here. From dangling clauses to gerunds, you'll also discover why Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. In Have You Eaten Grandma? He waxes lyrical about the importance of language as, after all, it is what we use to define ourselves and, ultimately, is what makes us human.