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[5 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Mortal Syntax: A Brief Book Review

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As you know, I was very, very lucky to receive a signed copy of June Casagrande’s Mortal Syntax: 101 Language Choices That Will Get You Clobbered by the Grammar Snobs — Even If You’re Right.
Pretty long title right there, whew!
But the incredibly long title aside, I have to say the book is quite unlike the usual grammar guides we find in stores. Stuffy really isn’t a word you can use to describe Mortal Syntax, given …