Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies: A Guide To Language For Fun & Spite
By June Casagrande
Read by Shelly Frasier
Unabridged
Format :
Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200148356
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ISBN: 9798200148370
| Runtime: | 5.52 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Humor |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Here's some good news for everyone who's ever been bullied into believing they can't speak their own language: The grammar snobs are bluffing. Half the "rules" they use to humiliate others are really just judgment calls and the rest they don't even understand themselves. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is a laugh-out-loud funny collection of anecdotes and essays on grammar and punctuation, as well as hilarious critiques of the self-appointed language experts.In this collection of hilarious anecdotes and essays, June Casagrande delivers practical language lessons not found anywhere else, demystifying the subject and taking it back from the snobs.
"Casagrande brings a lively approach to her overview of basic grammar."—Booklist
" . . . Fraser's reading is robust and articulate, and it fully captures Casagrande's sense of humor and witty repartee. Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies is an excellent and entertaining way of learning, or simply reviewing, the fundamentals of English grammar and punctuation."—Reviewed by Auggie Moore, Large Print Reviews
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Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Hoping to make grammar both accessible and amusing,
Casagrande offers practical and entertaining lessons on common uses and
unfortunate abuses of the English language…In brief, cleverly titled sections,
she addresses a slew of grammar and punctuation questions…She maintains her
sass and her sense of humor throughout…Readers intimidated by style manuals and
Lynne Truss will enjoy this populist grammar reference.” —Publishers Weekly
“Through the delightful voice of Shelly Frasier,
author Casagrande gives listeners a set of arrows with which to pierce the
grammar snobs’ inflated sense of self-importance, using liberal doses of humor.
Thanks to Frasier’s sharp comic timing, you’ll get the full effect of the
author’s self-effacing exposé of grammatical crime—and be relieved to know
most of the mistakes you’ve been accused of making are usually misdemeanors.
Becoming aware of the vast gray zone of usage makes the English language a
friendlier place.” —AudioFile
“Casagrande brings a lively approach to her overview
of basic grammar…Both sassy and edifying, Casagrande’s little tome will be
especially useful to those in search of basic grammar instruction.” —Booklist
Author
Author Bio: June Casagrande
June Casagrande writes the popular and very humorous “A Word, Please” grammar column for four Los Angeles Times community newspapers. She has written over nine hundred articles for various newspapers and magazines and has four years of improvisational comedy training.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Humor |
| Runtime: | 5.52 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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