Patricia T. O. Conner Libri

A revised and expanded edition of a popular reference shares whimsical, plain-language explanations of common grammatical errors, frequently mispronounced words, and routinely misused terms and phrases.

With delicious wit and a delightfully down-to-earth tone, this guide to grammar teaches the basics and subtleties of the language--without any of the jargon. "It's like Strunk and White combined with S. J. Perelman".--"The New York Times Book Review".