I confess to being confused by most of the negative reviews and can't help believing that folks just couldn't see past their own agendas and prejudices. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is:
- hilarious
- unpretentious
- clear
- plenty respectful to existing grammars (but it doesn't idolize any, which I think is the main problem for some folks)
- full of useful citations
- an excellent reference
- a great tool for combating grammar snobs
- packed with informative backstory (e.g., stuff that explains the rules and even the pointless snobbery)
- fun to read
- better in multiple ways than Eats, Shoots & Leaves, for instance
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Publication dateMarch 28, 2006
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About the Author
June Casagrande writes a popular and very humorous "A Word, Please" grammar column for five Los Angeles Times Community News papers.
Shelly Frasier has recorded over fifty audiobooks. She can be heard narrating such classics as Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Shelly Frasier has recorded over fifty audiobooks. She can be heard narrating such classics as Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Lay, lie, lain? Drink, drank, drunken? The slightest perceived misuse of English, or American, can rouse the ire of the "grammar snobs," who delight in savaging those who dare sully the language. Through the delightful voice of Shelly Frasier, author Casagrande gives listeners a set of arrows with which to pierce the grammar snobs' inflated sense of self-importance, using liberal doses of humor. Thanks to Frasier's sharp comic timing, you'll get the full effect of the author's self-effacing exposÉ of grammatical crime--and be relieved to know most of the mistakes you've been accused of making are usually misdemeanors. Becoming aware of the vast gray zone of usage makes the English language a friendlier place. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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From Publishers Weekly
Hoping to make grammar both accessible and amusing, Casagrande offers practical and entertaining lessons on common uses and unfortunate abuses of the English language. The author, a southern California newspaper columnist, memorably delineates "who" and "whom"; "can" and "may"; "affect" and "effect"; and provides pithy primers on the perennially problematic dark alleys of language (subjunctives, how to use punctuation marks around quoted material, possessive gerunds). In brief, cleverly titled sections, she addresses a slew of grammar and punctuation questions: "To Boldly Blow" examines the issue of split infinitives, "Snobbery Up With Which You Should Not Put" tackles prepositions and "Is That a Dangler in Your Memo or Are You Just Glad to See Me?" pokes fun at dangling modifiers and the confusion they create. By also touching on e-mail and text messaging, where traditional rules are commonly ignored, Casagrande keeps the discussion current. She maintains her sass and her sense of humor throughout, at one point calling the hyphen "a nasty, tricky, evil little mark that gets its kicks igniting arguments...the Bill Maher of punctuation." Readers intimidated by style manuals and Lynne Truss will enjoy this populist grammar reference.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
From Booklist
The author of a grammar column for L.A. community newspapers, Casagrande brings a lively approach to her overview of basic grammar. Sensing that people are intimidated by grammar, she uses humor to promote her down-to-earth approach to the topic, labeling grammatical purists as snobs and bullies. In short, pithily titled chapters, she addresses common grammar problems, pointing out, for example, the distinction between who and whom in "For Whom the Snob Trolls," explaining the split infinitive in "To Boldly Blow," and discussing prepositions at the end of sentences in "Snobbery Up with Which You Should Not Put." She is most helpful when addressing the language shortcuts taken in text messaging and e-mail, topics that have not yet been fully addressed in traditional style manuals. Speaking of which, she gets in her fair share of jabs at The Chicago Manual of Style in the particularly funny chapter "The Kids Are All Wrong," devoted to rock-music-related language issues. Both sassy and edifying, Casagrande's little tome will be especially useful to those in search of basic grammar instruction. Joanne Wilkinson
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
Product details
- ASIN : B000P2A42W
- Publisher : Penguin Books (March 28, 2006)
- Publication date : March 28, 2006
- Language : English
- File size : 446 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 228 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 0143036831
- Lending : Not Enabled
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They are annoyed and distracted with dangling modifiers like they are dangling ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016Verified Purchase
I got this book as a recommendation from my writing and rhetoric professor. This book is hilarious. There are those out there that have pet peeves of others speaking improperly. They are annoyed and distracted with dangling modifiers like they are dangling boogers, it's just hard to ignore them. Whoever or whomever is one of those them or they, I am equally peeved by your peeve. I often hear corrections made that are indeed themselves false. In reality who cares (whomever cares)... This book is fun because you can learn the real usage then if you're ever corrected you can spend the next extended waste of time arguing, but be careful arguing with a stupid person, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. (grammatical errors inserted purposefully)
In an ironic twist of my dog ate my homework, this book did not come as pictured it really was my pup trying to learn with me.
In an ironic twist of my dog ate my homework, this book did not come as pictured it really was my pup trying to learn with me.

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By PilotX on August 11, 2016
I got this book as a recommendation from my writing and rhetoric professor. This book is hilarious. There are those out there that have pet peeves of others speaking improperly. They are annoyed and distracted with dangling modifiers like they are dangling boogers, it's just hard to ignore them. Whoever or whomever is one of those them or they, I am equally peeved by your peeve. I often hear corrections made that are indeed themselves false. In reality who cares (whomever cares)... This book is fun because you can learn the real usage then if you're ever corrected you can spend the next extended waste of time arguing, but be careful arguing with a stupid person, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. (grammatical errors inserted purposefully)By PilotX on August 11, 2016
In an ironic twist of my dog ate my homework, this book did not come as pictured it really was my pup trying to learn with me.
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This book combines coverage of a number of fairly common grammatical errors with the author's editorializing about how self-appointed grammar 'experts' are overly nitpicky and often cannot agree among themselves. Written in a fun and humorous style. I found myself disagreeing with the author on just one specific point: acceptance of 'different than' as an alternative to 'different from.' While it is true that some grammarians think both forms are fine, I (and Richard Lederer) cringe at the use of 'different than.'
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This is a quick and easy read through some of the more problematic grammar topics and a humorous reminder that some rules more like strong suggestions than dictates of the language, while other rules just beg to be broken. More for the general reader or hobbyist than the scholar. There, I just broke a rule or two!
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Well, I was born knowing how to spell, punctuate, construct sentences, and so on, but I like this book because it validates who I think I am. It's written with humor, and alleviates my disgust when I hear words being used incorrectly or see something badly written. I complain less, so I'm told.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015
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I am a grammar snob, so this book is a perfect addition to my work library. Quick read with humor added in- great approach to grammar and writing.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
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Enjoyed it! Love a snarky sense of humor! Will read it again, and reference the book when I need clarity.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2016
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Fun, tongue in cheek reading for grammar nerds (such as I).
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This book' is a joy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2015Verified Purchase
This book' is a joy to read. She takes on the critics and gives lots of encouragement for neophytes to carry on with learning grammar and Punctuation.

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Reviewed in Germany on July 29, 2020Verified Purchase
Considering how much she complains about other people being grammar meanies, her writing in this book is sometimes rather mean too. The book contains a few useful tips but her next book, "It was the best of sentences, it was the worst of sentences", is far better and more useful. If you've already bought that, you don't need this one.

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A good book
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It's a good book.

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Back to basics
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2016Verified Purchase
Well, if your looking for easy to understand explanations for grammar rules and permission to make mistakes, you may find that here. That is if you can untangle it from the web from which each point gets presented. I could not.
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