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The "witty and accessible" bestseller by the Atlantic Monthly editor who rules on linguistic disputes (San Francisco Chronicle). Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's success soon morphed into a regular magazine feature. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to preside over common and uncommon cases, establishing rules for such issues as turns of phrase, slang, name usage, punctuation, and newly coined vocabulary. With true wit, she deliberates and decides on the right path for lovers of language, ranging from classic questions (is "a historical" or "an historical" correct?) to awkward issues (How long does someone have to be dead before we should all stop calling her "the late"?). The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do. "A logophile's delight." --San Diego Union-Tribune "Her approach to language is a beguiling mix of charm and research" --USA Today Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I'm not entirely sure who this book would appeal to. It's not a refresher course on uses of the subjunctive, but it's also not really aimed at the fluent. Maybe it would be good for an adept but insecure writer.
I learned quite a bit from the book. For one thing, people get very excited about how words are used. Excited enough to write letters and everything. Secondly, I learned that, in general, how you regard certain modern turns of phrase depends entirely upon the year you graduated high school. People are not good with the idea of a language that changes over time. The author is good at advising tolerance, even as she tries to point out that grammar matters. At least if you want to be clearly understood. ( )