Comments on: Book Review & Giveaway: THE GLAMOUR OF GRAMMAR

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:05:37 +0000

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By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:03:00 +0000

I can completely relate to your enjoyment of this book, even on a Saturday night! I think grammar is pretty fascinating albeit frustrating at times. I love words, how they’re put together to form sentences etc. I was an english major but that was years ago. Lately I have felt the need to brush up on my grammar usage and rules and I think this book is preferable to The Elements of Style with which I’m familiar. I often run into problems with the grammar issues regarding how to avoid ending sentences with prepositions; usage of “I” or “Me”; and using “that” and “which” drive me bonkers

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By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:40:34 +0000

No, I don’t watch NCIS but I might have to check out some DVDs just to see Ziva mangle her idioms. I feel a kinship with people who do and think, “A ha! It’s not just me!”

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:31:24 +0000

I’ve shared my mangled idioms. You two have to cough up examples of your “linguistic murder”!

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:30:20 +0000

As I understand it, “farther” is for distances and “further” is for time, as in, “We will not discuss this further.”

Thanks for the link. That’s a good resource!

By: Poncho

Poncho — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:43:30 +0000

Tell me about it, cousin. Your grandma’s native language is my native language as well, and though I consider myself pretty orthodox in its use, I often find myself with evidence of lynguistic murder…

By: le0pard13

le0pard13 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:58:30 +0000

I’m afraid I need this book in the worst way! But, at least it’ll be enjoyable to see how badly I’ve mangled the English language (we won’t get into what I’ve done to my grandmother’s native tongue). Thanks, Elyse.

By: le0pard13

le0pard13 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:45:44 +0000

I love that quote!

By: Jen Forbus

Jen Forbus — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:28:31 +0000

PCN, you crack me up. Your idiom errors are funnier because of the way you relay the stories. Did you tell me you haven’t seen NCIS? I haven’t watched it recently – obviously – but when they first brought Ziva on, she was always having idiom problems…they did an excellent job making use of that humor.

By: Paulette

Paulette — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:53:04 +0000

further and farther make me crazy!

A good reference–Grammar Slammer:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/

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