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Woe is I : the grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English

Provides information on how to avoid some of the most common grammar mistakes, with chapters that discuss pronouns, plurals, verbs, possessives, punctuation, cliches, and other tricky parts of the English language.

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  • "New and expanded woe is I"@en
  • "Grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English"@en
  • "Woe is I"@ja

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  • "Usage & grammar guides."
  • "Provides information on how to avoid some of the most common grammar mistakes, with chapters that discuss pronouns, plurals, verbs, possessives, punctuation, cliches, and other tricky parts of the English language."@en
  • "Provides information on how to avoid some of the most common grammar mistakes, with chapters that discuss pronouns, plurals, verbs, possessives, punctuation, cliches, and other tricky parts of the English language."
  • "A guide to English grammar and style reveals the underlying logic of the language with the help of examples organized according to specific problems."
  • "A guide to English grammar and style reveals the underlying logic of the language with the help of examples organized according to specific problems."@en
  • "From the Publisher: It's been called "possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published." Now the witty bestseller that took the nation by storm is back in a revised, expanded edition with new dos and don'ts from top to bottom. In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. O'Conner displays the same fresh, irreverent humor that has charmed hundreds of thousands of readers. There are new chapters on spelling and pronunciation, and updates throughout. But you'll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain English-the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. O'Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easy to- swallow language. So you won't encounter the kind of intimidating terminology that made you want to skip your high school English class. This funny, wise, and indispensable guide shows readers how to: avoid the persistent grammatical errors that tie everyone-even presidents!- in knots watch their tongues and learn to pronounce commonly mangled words correctly use dozens of much-abused words and phrases Whatever your problem-intimidated by possessives? puzzled over pronouns? clueless about how to say "banal"?-the updated Woe Is I provides witty, jargon-free answers to all your questions about the basics as well as the subtleties of grammar, style, and usage. No wonder The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called O'Conner's classic "the best primer on English usage to come along since Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.""
  • "It's been called 'possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published.' Now the witty bestseller that took the nation by storm is back in a revised, expanded edition with new dos and don'ts from top to bottom. In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. O'Conner displays the same fresh, irreverent humor that has charmed hundreds of thousands of readers. There are new chapters on spelling and pronunciation, and updates throughout. But you'll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain English-the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. O'Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easyto- swallow language. So you won't encounter the kind of intimidating terminol- ogy that made you want to skip your high school English class."
  • "In this new edition of Woe Is I, Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles and displays the same lively humor that has charmed and enlightened grateful readers for years. With new chapters on spelling and punctuation, and fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of English grammar and usage, Woe Is I offers down-to-earth explanations and plain-English solutions to the language mysteries that bedevil all of us: Avoid the persistent (and persistently embarrassing) grammatical errors that bewilder the best and the brightest Pronounce and spell words that even the smartest people mangle Correctly use hundreds of woefully abused words and phrases."@en
  • "English language."
  • "This updated edition of the witty bestseller provides jargon-free answers to the basics of grammar, style, and usage."@en
  • "This updated edition of the witty bestseller provides jargon-free answers to the basics of grammar, style, and usage."

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  • "Handbooks and manuals"@en
  • "Handbooks and manuals"
  • "Juvenile works"

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  • "Woe is I : the grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English"
  • "Woe is I : the grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English"@en
  • "Neitivu supīkā ga oshieru shinpuru eibunpō"@ja
  • "ネイティヴ・スピーカーが教えるシンプル英文法"
  • "Woe is I for kids : a junior grammarphobes' guide to better English in plain English"
  • "Neitivu supika ga oshieru shinpuru eibunpo"
  • "Woe is i the grammarphobe's guide to better english in plain english(third edition)"@en
  • "Woe is I : the grammarphobe's guide to better english"
  • "Woe Is I"
  • "Woe is I the grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English"@en

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