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The author manages to put across the simple importance of the lesson without getting bogged down in the almost expected emotional reactive mess that most debates that revolve around perceived "intelligence" descend into. In regular terms, there's no defensive stupidity about who's right versus who's inobservant or dumb enough to be wrong. It seems to me this was written from an honest desire to have everyone understand *why* proper grammar is important. And the why is very big indeed. A light bu
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Genius. I wish I were as clever. There's a children's edition out now...
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Humorous, fun approach to grammar and its importance.
Invaluable and unique. A great resource, and when was the last time you laughed aloud reading about commas and apostrophes? The English-speaking world owed a debt to Ms. Truss. Wonderful, wondeful book.
Lynne Truss comes across as such a bitch. Makes me not even want to finish the book.
Love it. Humor plus learning. A must read for anyone who cares about grammar.
Sep 01, 2008
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