[Gllug] rma rejected + the worst grammer +ever+

[Tom Schutzer-Weissmann]

On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 11:37 +0100, Nix wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2005, Ben Fitzgerald prattled cheerily:
> > I'm going to get my little book on grammer. I'll be back later!
> 
> Pullum and Huddleston have written an excellent work on the subject:
> <http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521431468/qid=1120646152/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/026-2302411-7278868>
> 
> Downside: costs a *bomb*, but it's worth every penny (at least it is if
> you're seriously interested in English grammar; if you're not seriously
> interested it's probably way too dense).

At the other end of the scale is Fowler ('Modern English Usage' or 'The
King's English'), which you can probably pick up for a fiver and will
provide hours of entertainment and outrage. Take it with a pinch of
salt, and out on your friends in hours of pointless argument.

cheers,
Tom



		
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