When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse (Hardcover) by Ben Yagoda

from librarybrandy

This is a lot more entertaining than a book on parts of speech ought to be. Yagoda includes enough pop-culture references (many are from The Simpsons), literary quips, and bad jokes (including the best Tom Swiftie of all time: "'I manufacture tabletops for shops,' Tom said counterproductively") t...

from dragonimp

A witty, ironic look at the parts of speach and how they are, and should be, used.

from gazzy

Book on language that reads with a begining middle then end. Very readable and enjoyable.

from LynnB

This book was easy and fun to read. It looks at the parts of speach (verbs, nouns, adjectives, et. al) and strikes a good balance between the prescriptivists who insist on "sticking to the rules" and those who think "anything goes". The book is filled with references to pop culture and interestin...

from librarybrandy

This is a lot more entertaining than a book on parts of speech ought to be. Yagoda includes enough pop-culture references (many are from The Simpsons), literary quips, and bad jokes (including the best Tom Swiftie of all time: "'I manufacture tabletops for shops,' Tom said counterproductively") t...