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Have You Eaten Grandma?:

Or, the Life-Saving Importance of Correct Punctuation, Grammar, and Good English

产品信息

作者 ： 吉尔斯·布兰德雷斯

格式：平装本

出版社： Atria Books

发布日期： 2024年9月10日

语言： 英语

印刷长度： 320页

ISBN-10： 1982127414

ISBN-13： 978-1982127411

商品重量： 8.6盎司

尺寸： 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.38 英寸

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

对于任何想要减少（而非完全减少）语法错误的人来说，这本“充满热情、富有启发性且易于理解的指南无疑是恰逢其时之作”（《出版商周刊》）——让人想起《纽约时报》畅销书《Eats, Shoots & Leaves》。

我们的语言正在变化，文学水平正在下降，而我们对语法的掌握也正处于危机边缘。从逗号到冒号，从撇号到副词，我们在写作或口语中犯错的方式不胜枚举。但不要绝望！英国受欢迎的语法大师为大西洋两岸的英语使用者打造了一本现代指南。

在这本“轻松诙谐、对话性强”（《书单》）的标点符号及其他诸多内容的指南中，吉尔斯·布兰德雷斯探讨了我们这个时代的语言弊病，指出了我们一直以来的错误，并向我们展示了如何才能每次都做到正确无误。从悬垂分词到及物动词，从“lay”与“lie”这样的古老难题到社交媒体对我们日常语言的令人困惑的影响，这是一本对所有人来说都非常有用且有趣的参考书。

For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, this “passionate, enlightening, and easily navigable manual is certainly the right book at the right time” (Publishers Weekly)—reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.

Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of grammar is at a crisis point. From commas to colons, apostrophes to adverbs, there are countless ways we can make mistakes when writing or speaking. But do not despair! Great Britain’s most popular grammar guru has created the ultimate modern manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic.

In this “irreverent and conversational” (Booklist) guide to proper punctuation and so much more, Gyles Brandreth explores the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us what we’ve been doing wrong, and shows us how to can get it right every time. Covering everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs, from age-old conundrums like “lay” vs. “lie,” to the confounding influences of social media on our everyday language, Have You Eaten Grandma? is an endlessly useful and entertaining resource for all.