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Patricia T. O'Conner
- Reading
- Try a chapter together, then choose one example or poem to discuss. Ask what rule it is illustrating and whether the joke makes the point clearer; this can show whether the style works for your reader.
- Themes
- English grammar and usage: The guide uses examples and poems to explain English rules and presents itself as helping readers speak English properly. It appears to teach usage through an informal, humorous style; the emphasis on proper English may leave the scope of its rules open to question.
- Worth knowing
- The guide presents some rules as ways to speak English properly. If your family prefers discussion of language variation as well as standard usage, you may want to explore how the book frames its rules together.