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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0156011182
ISBN-13
9780156011181
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Number of Pages
384 Pages
Publication Name
Word Court : Wherein Verbal Virtue Is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice Is Done
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Subject
Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology, Grammar & Punctuation, Authorship, Speech, Rhetoric
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Reprint
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Textbook
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Language Arts & Disciplines
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Trade Paperback
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0.9 in
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13.2 Oz
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8 in
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5.3 in
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21
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"So here's a rare bird, indeed, a knowledgeable grammarian who can deliver solid language advice with a wink and a smile."-San Francisco Chronicle, Do you find the errors on a menu before the waiter has a chance to recite the specials? Is "Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received" as grating to you as fingernails on a blackboard? Would you cringe if an advertisement for your child's school promised a "low teacher-to-student ratio"? If so, Barbara Wallraff's Word Court is a book without which you cannot live. For seasoned wordsmiths, books about language can entertain; on occasion they may also enlighten. But rare is the book such as this that can teach an old pro so many new tricks, and in such a delightful manner. If you are a reader of Wallraff's "Word Court" column for The Atlantic Monthly, you will have already seen much of what is included here. If not, caveat lector: Though there is an index, this book is arranged in such a way that one may well find oneself reading the proverbial "one more page" long into the night."What I know about language," says Wallraff, "derives chiefly from my having edited, line by line and word by word, other people's writing over the past two decades." In Word Court, Wallraff addresses changes in the language, questions of grammar, issues concerning specific words and phrases, and a bunch of other, uncategorizable linguistic concerns. She recommends rewriting in order to avoid problems ("recast, recast"), treading carefully when you don't want controversial word use to obscure your point, and forgiving significant others "for any lapse of grammar committed in a bathrobe, before the coffee is ready." This book is delicious. And I'll bet your first-edition Fowler that Wallraff even introduces a few issues you may never have considered (perhaps the exceptional which, "picnic's grandmother" constructions, or those rare instances in which a sentence's two grammatically independent clauses should not--I repeat, not--be separated by a comma)., "This is a charming and sensible book about language, by a person who clearly loves language. It ought to be required reading in every American newsroom."-Tracy Kidder "Word Court passes my test for a great book on style and usage: one can read it for pleasure as well as for advice. Ms. Grammar is unfailingly warm, witty, and wise."-Steven Pinker, MIT professor and author of The Language Instinct and Words and Rules "Short of having [Barbara Wallraff] perch on your desk, available to give snappy answers to grammar stumpers, the next-best solution is to keep a copy of Word Court handy."-James Fallows, author of Breaking the News --, "Wallraff picks her way through language thickets with a sure step and a generous attitude."-The Boston Globe, "This is a charming and sensible book about language, by a person who clearly loves language. It ought to be required reading in every American newsroom."-Tracy Kidder "Word Court passes my test for a great book on style and usage: one can read it for pleasure as well as for advice. Ms. Grammar is unfailingly warm, witty, and wise."-Steven Pinker, MIT professor and author of The Language Instinct and Words and Rules "Short of having [Barbara Wallraff] perch on your desk, available to give snappy answers to grammar stumpers, the next-best solution is to keep a copy of Word Court handy."-James Fallows, author of Breaking the News, Here are two new books by well-known columnists/language mavens. Safire is funny, thought-provoking, and, after 20 years of writing columns for the New York Times Magazine, an American institution. Gathering these columns and including many letters from readers, his book focuses on the way our language was used historically and how it is used now. The columns are clever and highly readable, and some of the letters from readers are just as much fun. Wallraff has been writing her witty column for The Atlantic Monthly for many years. Partly a style and usage manual that will be valuable for reference and on the corner of a writing desk, this book is also a written lecture by a great English teacher. Safire and Wallraff cover some of the same ground and sometimes differ, one notable example being the use of the article an before words that start with h such as historian. The best part of these books is, in most instances, that the "right" usage is not as important as reading about how the authors formed their opinions. Safire may have a slight edge owing to name recognition, but both books will put smiles on many a reader's face.ALisa J. Cihlar, Monroe P.L., WI, So here's a rare bird, indeed, a knowledgeable grammarian who can deliver solid language advice with a wink and a smile.
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Table Of Content
Table of Contents Introduction, by Francine Prose Chapter One: Who Cares Who does care about grammar and usage questions, how much these people care, and why they are right to/ An Aside: Warning Chapter Two: The Elements of Fashion Our language is a work in progress, and so we must mistrust the advice of long-established usage guides, alas. Neologisms from birthing to funeralized. What increasing sexual equality and tolerance of a range of differences have meant to English, and a plea for still broader tolerance. How social trends toward informality and specialization impact (ouch!) our language. An Aside: House Style Chapter Three: A Grammarian's Dozen Why you probably know more grammar than you think you do, and why this should please you. A countdown of thirteen common, often misunderstood grammar-related issues, including split infinitives, why I feel well is good grammar and I feel badly is not, ending clauses with prepositions, that versus which, what it is about hopefully, whether Magic are plural in Orlando and Jazz in Utah, what it is about unique, let's keep it between you and me, please and possessive puzzlements of all sorts. An Aside: Diagramming Sentences Chapter Four: Say No More An alphabetical usage guide to often abused, confused, and traduced words, from A vs. An to Zeds and Zeros. An Aside: Shelf Life (Useful Reference Books) Chapter Five: Immaterial Questions Curiosities whose corporeal existence is one way or another in doubt: Questions about words and punctuation which no one has asked. Words that don't exist. Pronunciation issues, invisible on the page. And the mystery of how one expression can manage to say the same thing twice, and whether that's bad or good. Chapter Six: Wise to the Words There is, of course, a wily old elephant in whose eye all of the foregoing is but a mote. Index
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By the author of the Atlantic Monthly's highly popular column "Word Court," the most engaging grammar guide of our time, with all the authority of Strunk and White and all the fun of Woe Is I . The "Judge Judy of Grammar" was born when the Atlantic Monthly's Barbara Wallraff began answering grammar questions on America Online. This vibrant exchange became the magazine's bimonthly "Word Court," and eventually the bestselling hardcover book, Word Court. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to tackle common and uncommon items, 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"? Should you use "like" or "as"-and when? The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do., By the author of the Atlantic Monthly's highly popular column "Word Court," the most engaging grammar guide of our time, with all the authority of Strunk and White and all the fun of Woe Is I. The "Judge Judy of Grammar" was born when the Atlantic Monthly's Barbara Wallraff began answering grammar questions on America Online. This vibrant exchange became the magazine's bimonthly "Word Court," and eventually the bestselling hardcover book, Word Court. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to tackle common and uncommon items, 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"? Should you use "like" or "as"-and when? The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do.
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