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my best friend Twitch gave me this at trivia 2010-12-26. i promptly brought it home and read, enthralled, until 0545 or so. my date was pissed off, but Mssr. Garner and I danced the night away. every true pedant ought acquire and become intimate with a copy. beyond that, i can't say much more beyond DFW's Harper's review (which anyone not damaged in a profound, Oliver Sacksish-way will enjoy).
as another reviewer below has already claimed, this will likely find place on my desk as the first non-m ...more
as another reviewer below has already claimed, this will likely find place on my desk as the first non-m ...more
The hell with Strunk and White. This is the only book you will ever need.
If David Foster Wallace can write a sixty-odd-page essay extolling this book's virtues (the central theme of which, proclaimed in all-caps, is WHY BRIAN A. GARNER IS A GENIUS), you're goddamn right I'm going to read it.
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Jan 19, 2010
Kristina
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it was amazing
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This is a review of the third edition (2009).
I spent a lot of time with this book today, browsing usage recommendations and dipping into the essays on language. Garner's advice is as sensible as ever, and the Language-Change Index is a great addition (with a funny key).
This one won't languish on the shelf! ...more
I spent a lot of time with this book today, browsing usage recommendations and dipping into the essays on language. Garner's advice is as sensible as ever, and the Language-Change Index is a great addition (with a funny key).
This one won't languish on the shelf! ...more
Jun 23, 2008
Ruth
marked it as to-read
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