Bibliograph

Rebel with a clause, tales and tips from a roving grammarian, Ellen Jovin

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Rebel with a clause, tales and tips from a roving grammarian, Ellen Jovin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rebel with a clause

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ellen Jovin

Sub title

tales and tips from a roving grammarian

Summary

When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment and set up a folding table with a "Grammar Table" sign, it took about 30 seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. The Grammar Table was such a hit that Ellen soon hit the road, travelling across the U.S. to answer questions from students, retired editors, bickering couples, and anyone else who uses words in this world. In Rebel with a Clause, Jovin shares the heartwarming and humorous stories of the people she meets, and what is most on their minds, grammatically speaking -- from the Oxford comma to the places prepositions can go, the likely lifespan of 'whom,' semicolonphobia, and so much more. Punctuated with linguistic debates from tiny towns to crowded cities, this grammar romp will delight anyone wishing to polish their prose or revel in our age-old, universal fascination with language

Target audience

adult

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