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Average rating: 3.88 · 2,507 ratings · 314 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 2,002 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woe is I Jr.: The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in PlainEnglish by Patricia T. O'Conner, Tom Stiglich (Illustrator) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woe Is I 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Whenever there's something wrong with your writing, suspect that there's something wrong with your thinking.”
― Patricia T. O'Conner, Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing

tags: clarity-of-thought, logic, writing

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“If the good news from cyberspace is that we're writing more, the bad news is that most of us aren't very good at it. Our words don't do justice to our ideas.”
― Patricia T. O'Conner

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