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Grammar lessons with profanity, parody, and bite

If grammar books usually make your eyes glaze over, this one turns the whole subject into a gleefully rude joke without losing the useful bits. It feels like the kind of book readers recommend because it actually makes them laugh while sneaking in real writing advice. Best for someone who enjoys irreverent humor and wants a quick, cheeky refresher on sounding less sloppy on the page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody

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ISBN: 9780312583774
Date of Publication: 2011-07-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Essays
Goodreads rating: 4.05
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Description

The truth about English is that it can get pretty boring. Dangling modifiers, gerunds, punctuation marks—it's enough to make you want to drop out of high school. Swearing and sex, on the other hand, warm the cockles of our hearts. Now, The Elements of F*cking Style drags English grammar out of the ivory tower and into the gutter, injecting a dull subject with a much-needed dose of color. This book addresses everything from common questions ("What the hell is a pronoun?") to philosophical conundrums ("Does not using paragraphs or periods make my thesis read like it was written by a mental patient?"). Other valuable sections: "All I've got in this world are my sentences and my balls, and I don't break 'em for nobody." "A colon is more than an organ that gets cancer." "Words you're bound to f*ck up." One glance at your friend's blog should tell you everything you need to know about the sorry state of the English language. This book gives you the tools you need to stop looking like an idiot on message boards and in interoffice memos. Grammar has never before been so much f*cking fun.
 

Grammar lessons with profanity, parody, and bite

If grammar books usually make your eyes glaze over, this one turns the whole subject into a gleefully rude joke without losing the useful bits. It feels like the kind of book readers recommend because it actually makes them laugh while sneaking in real writing advice. Best for someone who enjoys irreverent humor and wants a quick, cheeky refresher on sounding less sloppy on the page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.