Book : Rebel With A Clause Tales And Tips From A Roving...

-Titulo Original : Rebel With A Clause Tales And Tips From A Roving Grammarian

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Mariner Books

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A fresh and democratic take on language by a gifted teacher. -Mary Norris [Jovin] never hectors, never finger-points; she enlightens and illuminates. This is lovely work. -Benjamin Dreyer An unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian. When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building and set up a folding table with a GRAMMAR TABLE sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. Grammar Table was such a hit-attracting the attention of the New York Times, NPR, and CBS Evening News-that Jovin soon took it on the road, traveling across the US to answer questions from writers, lawyers, editors, businesspeople, students, bickering couples, and anyone else who uses words in this world. In Rebel with a Clause, Jovin tackles what is most on people’s minds, grammatically speaking-from the Oxford comma to the places prepositions can go, the likely lifespan of whom, semicolonphobia, and more. Punctuated with linguistic debates from tiny towns to our largest cities, this grammar romp will delight anyone wishing to polish their prose or revel in our age-old, universal fascination with language. Review “Jovin uses a combination of intuition and established guidelines to demonstrate that there’s almost always more than one correct answer to questions of communication. Along the way, she shares funny anecdotes about the interactions at her booth and how it functioned as an outlet for individuals to passionately express their points of view…Fellow language lovers will enjoy the ride.” - Publishers Weekly A delightful, educative journey through some prickly regions of English grammar...Jovin positions herself, convincingly, as not just a linguistic, but an emotional counselor, fostering healthy communication rather than judgement...The invitation she poses in her introduction-Now, please lie down on a nice couch with this book and let’s have some grammar therapy-is well worth accepting. - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Ellen Jovin is, literally, a public grammarian, doling out advice on myriad fine points of language from behind a folding table she first set up in Manhattans Verdi Park. In Rebel with a Clause, Jovin shares not only her story as an itinerant language maven but so much first-rate wisdom about everything from the effective wielding of commas to differentiating between effect and affect (to say nothing of who and whom) that you may not realize till you finish the book that youve learned so much. And she does it with sweetness and an enviable generosity of spirit. She never hectors, never finger-points; she enlightens and illuminates. This is lovely work. - Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyers English In Rebel with a Clause, Ellen Jovin has given us a street-level view of English grammar and usage, engaging with kids, drunks, cranks, and dads all over this land. From Verdi Square to Venice Beach, Fargo to New Orleans, she brings organization and clarity to every subject she lights on, presiding over the Grammar Table with tact, humility, and irrepressible playfulness. A fresh and democratic take on language by a gifted teacher. - Mary Norris, author of Between You and Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen and Greek to Me This is perhaps the most imaginative book ever written about grammar-essentially a series of autobiographical short stories in which the recurring character, Ellen Jovin, plays the educational, charming, and ever-patient protagonist. If you cant stop by her grammar table, stop and buy her book at your favorite bookshop. - Bryan A. Garner, author of Garners Modern English Usage Of all things a jolly grammar book! Curl up and finally take in those niceties of grammar that you always feel like you havent paid quite enough attention to. Jovin has the gift of making grammar feel like charcuterie instead of medicin