TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taggart,Caroline
TI  - Misadventures in the English language
AV  - PE1106 .T34 2016
U1  - 425 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Michael O'mara Books Limited
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184) and index
N2  - "looks at some of the more confusing aspects of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation, cutting through the extraneous to what really matters. It also considers where we are now, appraising (and sometimes praising) the invention of new words and expressions (IMHO, AYATMTB) and deploring some others (pescatarian, sharents). Packed with up-to-the-minute examples showing where to place those apostrophes and what on earth a transitive verb is, it is in turns an explanation of the rules, a rant against jargon, gobbledygook and other modern horrors, and a celebration of the inventiveness of today's language-makers"--Back cover
ER  -