Caroline Taggart, J. A. Wines

My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be ‘Me’?)

Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 01/09/2011

ISBN: 9781843176572

Subject: Non-Fiction

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 192 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

'Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation' - The Times
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A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller in 2008, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar.


Repackaged with a fresh jacket design, this much-loved gift title is now available in paperback, for new readers and fans of the series alike.

My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Taking you on a tour of the English language through the minefield of rules and conditions that can catch you out, from dangling modifiers to split infinitives, it highlights the common pitfalls that every English language user faces on a day to day basis.

Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining: a must-have reference guide for any English language enthusiast.

Reviews:

will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation

The Times

Beautifully produced... a lot of fun

Tribune

If you belong to the generation who missed out on being taught grammar at school then out this book on top of your Christmas wish list. If you were taught, then put it on your wish list. Everyone should have this book, in fact... a great stocking filler for total grammar novices and experts alike

The Northern Echo

Sensible and concise... shows you how to make our wonderful, fluid language work for you rather than against you

The Good Book Guide

This book would be the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who is genuinely interested in why we write the way in which we do, or who likes doing what's right and proper

The Basingstoke Gazette

A useful book for anyone with an interest in the English language and an excellent stocking filler

The Wolverhampton Chronicle

A useable refresher... pedants will also find answers to those evergreen contentious teasers

The Bournemouth Daily Echo

It's a little gem that takes you on a tour of the English language

Knutsford Guardian

Sales points:

  • The popular grammar guide and Sunday Times bestseller - now available in paperback

  • An amusing foray into the complexities of the English language, this is a useful guide as well as a fantastic gift

  • Covers a wide range of common grammatical errors, including wrongly used prepositions, misplaced modifiers and confused participles

  • The hardback has been a bestseller since 2008 and has sold over 220,000 copies to date ­- part of the bestselling I Before E series which has sold over one million copies

About the Author:

Caroline Taggart

Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael O'Mara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?), and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe. Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.

About the Author:

J. A. Wines

Jacquie Wines is a writer, compiler and editor. She has written several titles for Michael O’Mara Books including, with co-author Caroline Taggart, the best-selling My Grammar and I (or should that be ‘Me’?).