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“Pinker is a dyed-in-the-wool descriptivist, a scientist of language and the mind whose early books debunked dud rules and gently mocked their proponents. But in this book he puts his stickler hat on (he was once the head of the AHD usage panel) and takes the only sensible position: yes, language does have legitimate rules, and here’s how to know which ones are legit. A great read.” Read more...
Grammar Books That Prove What They Preach
Lane Greene, Journalist
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style
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