O'Conner, Patricia T.

Woe is I jr : the younger grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English / [book] - New York : Scholastic, 2008. - 152 p. : ill.

Includes index.

"I" witness: when words need stand-ins -- Plurals before swine: sometimes there's more than one -- Yours truly: possessives and the possessed -- Action figures: words that do the work -- Working out: action figures in action -- Small miracles: incredible shrinking words -- Casting a spell: How to be letter perfect -- Capital crimes: when size matters -- Endangered list: the bruised, the abused, and the misused -- Connecting the dots: All about punctuation -- Tales from the crypt: clich�es that just won't die -- Online skating: the rules of the road -- Grammar talk: some technical terms and what they mean.

Uses simple language and fun examples to show how to speak English properly.

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English language
English language

PE1112 / .O277 2007

428.2 OCO