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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books (9 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843173107
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843173106
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book would be the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who is genuinely interested in why we write the way in which we do, or who likes doing what's right and proper. --Basingstoke Gazette, October 08

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If you belong to the generation who missed out on being taught grammar at school then out this book on top of your Christmas wish list. If you were taught, then put it on your wish list. Everyone should have this book, in fact.

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89 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, 21 Oct 2008
By Alison Rose "AP" (Swindon Wilts) - See all my reviews
I bought I Before E and I Used to Know That earlier in the year as I need to brush up spelling, general knowledge etc as my godchildren keep asking me awkward homework questions!!!! I had an email from Amazon recommending this book so for a fiver I thought why not!
Very interesting read, I have to say I opened it with a great deal of fear as I always thought Grammar was a bit of a bore - but this book was both funny and informative - that has to be a first when it comes to Grammar :)
Broken down into basic chapters such as spellings and confusables, sentence structure, punctuation, speech and my own personal favourite odds and sods I now feel I know what I am talking about - hopefully my godchildren will now think I am genius!
This is a lovely book - a very nice Xmas gift I would have thought!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading for journalists and broadcasters, 15 May 2009
By Iain S. Palin (Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
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It is deeply unfashionable to care about the proper use of language and grammar these days. Wince at "between you and I", get annoyed by "me and my friends", question a misplaced and misleading apostrophe and you will probably be dubbed an old fogey or, worse, an "elitist". You can expect a solemn lecture about how language is always changing, and how usage is what counts and sets the standards.

Well yes, language is always changing, and ultimately usage does set the standard, but (unless you are a politician or someone else with an agenda of their own) the purpose of language is to communicate, and not just facts. How we use it also communicates attitudes, how we see other people, and how we want to relate to them. Correct grammar does these things - sloppy usage does not, or at least reduces language's effectiveness.

For that reason this book should be required reading for journalists, broadcasters, and anyone else who supposedly communicates for a living. It is concise, logical, informative, and even humorous. It explains why we use, or should use, words in a certain way, and is fair enough to point out those forms that came about for academic reasons and can safely be forgotten. I wish it had been around when I was studying English at school!

And (showing my age again?) I really appreciate the fact that it is, despite the low price, a hardback.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 12 Dec 2008
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The title sold me! I get so annoyed at so called intelligent people always using 'you and I' and never 'you and me'. This book set this matter straight as well as correcting many other blatant grammatical errors that people make. The book dealt with the subject with humour and I loved it.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Error strewn from the front cover onwards
I completely agree with Magnus that this book is not what it claims. It has far too many errors to even suggest it takes an 'old-school' style approach. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Daniel Manuel

5.0 out of 5 stars At the end of the day - a great book for pedants.
At the end of the day - a great book for pedants.

The main grammar mistake I notice is when people say If iI was you instead of if I were you. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and entertaining reference
What to say about a book on grammar? After all, it is grammar, one of the driest and most unexciting topics in the history of the universe. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brush up for diagnostic tests....
It's amazing how much I have forgotten since leaving school. If, like me, you need to brush up your grammar because you are going back to college then this is a 'must read'. Read more
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This is a great book if you are interested in grammar. If you need to know about grammar but find all the other books on the subject stuffy then this is the one to buy. Read more
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This is an absolutely fascinating book and should be required reading for all those students and scholars whose grasp of English grammar is woefully inadequate. Read more
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This book reminded me of all the old grammar rules and advised which are still applicable for today's writing; as an editor I found it very useful - a well written and witty read... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic. Highly Recommended.
This a great book for revising your english and even learning things about grammar that you didn't even now (unless of course you were really listening in your english classes as... Read more
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