VerbatimFrom the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair linguists. A brilliant, witty, and engaging compendium on the uses and abuses of the English language. With bestselling narratives such as The Professor and the Madman to edicts by popular grammar mavens including Pat O'Conner and Barbara Wallraff, it is clear readers outside of academia are becoming more and more intrigued with language. Founded

this is a call for communion

It is a satire inspired by the barnyard animals in his home in the south of France

But with the guilt and shame of her sins weighing on her

but what do we really know

Emma has silently

Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford

stimulates curiosity

Will the baby sleep through the night before she turns twenty-one

Is confidence hardwired into the DNA of a lucky few

New York Magazine calls You or Someone Like You

but when the enemy occupies the village

Because of the strong action theme