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Fumblerules (Intrepid Linguist)
Fumblerules - Intrepid Linguist
Author: William Safire
When William Safire makes a mistake, it's a whopper. When he sets out to make fifty mistakes, it's a wickedly witty book about grammar, usage, and style. This opinionated New York Times curmudgeon, whose crotchety correctness makes for irresistible reading in his column "On Language," brings us his entire collection of world-class fumblerules (a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440210108
ISBN-10: 0440210100
Publication Date: 8/3/1991
Pages: 152
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Publisher: Laurel
Book Type: Paperback
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"A light hearted guide to grammar and good usage" describes this collection of "fumberules": mistakes that call attention to the rules. New York Times columnist, William Safire, known as a witty but opinionated stickler for correctness,gives us 140 pages of compelling instruction. Good companion to "Anguished English" by Richard Lederer.


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