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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English

Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Renovation of Grammar
Review: I come from a non-native English-speaking country and as being a struggler, I found this book so interesting that I finished it in one reading. For anyone who wants to get afresh start, wants to double-check their doubts, then this book is recommended. Its thorough, precise and gripping.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My mom MADE me read this book
Review: Am I'm glad she did - it is a lot more interesting and funny than my English teacher. I use my copy of it a lot when I'm writing school papers.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A good reference for either the classroom or the dining room
Review: As an educator, I appreciate *Woe Is I* as a text with broad reach. The popular reader will not only enjoy this grammar guide; its lessons will stick. Sample sentences populated by Ralph and Alice Kramden or Fred and Ethel Mertz have mnemonic value--as we laugh, we rewire our brains. Who could forget the chapter title "Plurals Before Swine"? or to get out the book when our next number question arises? *Woe Is I* reminds us that language changes; yes, even during our lifetimes. Chances are, O'Conner will address here the rules enforced by the grammar dragon from grade school. And, perhaps, you'll become more comfortable using contractions and the first person along with the rest of us. Not insulting, the book is still sharp--accurate enough for the classroom and entertaining enough for the dining room. Read aloud, "compleat danglers" are great after-dinner entertainment.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The book is wonderfully witty and extremely user friendly.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is that rare combination, a very useful reference work that is also a good read. The wit is everywhere, from the chapter titles (e.g., "Comma Sutra") to the appearance of characters ranging from King Solomon to June Cleaver in the illustrations. I write a lot in my work, but I am no grammarian, and I find myself reaching for this book on a regular basis to try to resolve those troubling word use conundrums to which I probably knew the solution at one time but just cannot quite get straight right now. I believe this book will be enjoyed by anyone with a sense of humor, and appreciated by anyone who can use a little grammatical help from time to time.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: enjoyed the book .. very helpful
Review: I found this book in my local library. I enjoyed it so much, decided to buy a copy for my own personal use.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funny and helpful.
Review: I laughed out loud when I read the author's hilarious - but VERY HELPFUL - examples of how to use the right word.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I never knew grammar could be so fun.
Review: I'm a foreign languages major in college - but I still have to write papers in English sometimes. I use this book often when I can't remember rules like how to make names plural, for example. It has really helped me a lot.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Terrific reference source & hilarious fun, too!
Review: I am a professional research librarian who uses this book very frequently for patron assists. I think it's so useful, in fact, I bought a copy for all three of my college age kids to take back to campus with them. The writer uses wit and clever examples to help struggling writers make quick and accurate decisions on usage. Try it, you'll like it!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Misleading authority on grammar leads to naught
Review: While indeed witty, the writer has but the most superficial understanding of grammar and perpetuates some of the oldest grammatical non sequiturs in the English language. To say nothing of the fact that "Woe is me" is perfectly correct English--and has been since "English" as a concept came to be more than 1000 years ago. Read and laugh, but do *not* rely on this text for any understanding of grammar. You'll make a fool of yourself eventually.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Even the title's grammar is wrong
Review: What respect can one give to a grammar reference whose title is wrong? Was Shakespeare wrong to say "Woe is me"? No! Anyone who knows anything about grammar and the history of the English language also knows that this "me" is not a predicate nominative but a remnant dative-case form from Middle English. The sentence does not mean "I am woe." Absurd. The sentence means, "Woe is [to] me," i.e. "The woe is mine." Compare the German idiom, ultimately from the same source, "Weh ist mir."


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