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The Glamour of Grammar: A Guide to...

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By Roy Peter Clark, 2010

ISBN 031602791X

Early in the history of English, the words "grammar" and "glamour" meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging alternative to stuffy instructionals.

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    • Tracy liked and reviewed this via GetGlue.com1 month
      Sadly, the people who most need this book will never read it. I am looking forward to checking it out soon. I hope my library has it already, I'm too impatient to wait more than a month or two for new releases.
    • Shanna Riley liked and reviewed this via GetGlue.com2 weeks
      Rarely, if ever, do I "Like" something I've yet to personally experience (read, watch, etc.) but an exception had to be made here for a few reasons.

      1) I've yet to come across a book about words, English, writing, grammar, etc. that I didn't like (I'm a word-nerd like that) and 2) I cannot wait to get my hands on this book *to* read it!

      One can never read/study enough about grammar - especially if they consider themselves a writer of any sort - for there are always new things to learn (in fact, just today from an email - a daily writing/grammar tips list I'm signed up for - I had "restrictive appositives" finally clarified for me) and plenty more that's never bad to get reminders about (every now and again I try to revisit the ones I'm consciously aware of that tend to slip me up - such as the difference between accept/except, as just one example).

      Those who delight in the written word and treasure the English language are constantly learning and remembering as well as improvi...

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