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I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar: A Collection Of Egregious Errors, Disconcerting Bloopers, And Other Linguistic Slip-Ups (2009)

by Sharon Eliza Nichols(Favorite Author)

3.59 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0312533012 (ISBN13: 9780312533014)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: Overall, the book was.. cute. It was merely a collection of pictures which display poor grammar. If you "read" this book, I suggest taking it in small doses. I went through the book in one sitting; once I got about fifty pages in, my only goal was to quickly finish the book. The pictures are cute, but the captions that go with them are cheesy and repetitive. One picture was pointing out the poor spelling of a child's drawing. Does the author truly think readers will be shocked that a child cannot properly spell "Texas"? It happens! Anyways, if you're looking for a cute coffee table kind of book, this is perfect. If you're wanting to actually read something.. pass.
review 2: There were certainly a few laughs to be had in this short, quickly digested little book ... moregriping about the sorry state of modern grammar (at least as illustrated through photographs of signs, postings, and other public announcements mangling the English language to various degrees). I won't give any specific examples so as to avoid spoiling the books best points; on the other hand, the author certainly seems to be particularly upset by the improper use of apostrophes, an error (while galling)that doesn't really lend itself to hilarity. The photos depicting these atrocities are nice, but all too often are quite small, surrounded by a blank white page. The collection definitely shows its origins as a blog, in which viewers can expand images to view details that might be lost if printed too small and which can also make up for less funny entries via sheer variety. "I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar" the book, in the end, might be good for a half an hour or so of minor amusement, but would not be recommended as a purchase. less

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