Grammarphobia: Grammar, etymology, linguistics, usage

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For our spin on English, visit The Grammarphobia BlogThree national bestsellers,including a new Woe Is I for our times.Origins of the Specious debunks the many myths of English that have bamboozled fans of the authors blog, books, and broadcasts. Is your favorite pet peeve really a no-no? It ain t necessarily so. Read more And for a change of pace, check out Swan Song, Stewart s new comic novel (with a foreword by Pat) about an elderly couple who get more than they bargained for when they move from the New York suburbs to a retirement community in Florida. Learn more Hear Pat s broadcastsShe has appeared regularly on public radio, including WNYC and Iowa Public Radio.Sex and the single pronounRead Pat and Stewart s On Language column in the New York Times Magazine on the search for an all-purpose pronoun.So she s like, I like LIKE! Whether you love like or hate it, read Pat s like -minded On Language column in the New York Times Magazine.An object lesson from the Oval OfficeRead Pat and Stewart s op-ed piece in the New York Times on President Obama s English.Happy birthday, Strunk and White!Pat joins four other language mavens on the New York Times blog Room for Debate to discuss the 50th anniversary of The Elements of Style.English and the Great DivideRead Pat s review in the New York Times of two new books about the English language.Are you a fan of Raymond Carver s stories?Read Stewart s interview with him in the New York Times just a few months before Ray died.The email combat zoneRead Pat and Stewart s On Language column in the New York Times Magazine about online writing.War storiesRead one of Stewart s dispatches from Vietnam.What s the right dictionary for you?Pat discusses her favorites on the blog.Are you a virtual mensch?Test your email IQ.Have you got rhythm?A writer s checklist.What s on Pat s mind?Read her interviews with Grammarist and with WritersWrite.Buy the books!Visit your local bookstore, Amazon.com, or Barnes Noble.com.Shelf Life Q: How many copies of Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe s Guide to Better English in Plain English have been sold?A: Half a million, and not all of them are in plain English! To the left is the cover of the Japanese edition. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Search the blog The blog is updated regularly! Read our latest posts Enter your email address to subscribe to the blog by email. If you are an old subscriber and not getting posts, please subscribe again. Email Address

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