TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brandreth,Gyles
TI  - Have you eaten grandma?
SN  - 0241352630
AV  - PE1460 B736 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [London]
PB  - Michael Joseph
KW  - English language
KW  - Errors of usage
KW  - Grammar
KW  - English
KW  - Grammar, syntax & morphology
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Language teaching & learning
KW  - Language: reference & general
KW  - Usage & grammar guides
KW  - fast
N1  - P.B; P.B
N2  - A hilarious and definitive guide to 21st century language from grammar-guru Gyles Brandreth. 'Brilliant, clear, entertaining, very funny and often outright silly. Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre' Guardian ̲̲̲̲̲̲̲̲̲̲ Why, like, does everyone keep saying 'like'? Why do apostrophe's keep turning up in the wrong place? Why do we get confused when using foreign phrases - and vice versa? Is it 'may be' or 'maybe'? Should it be 'past' or 'passed'? Is it 'referenda' or 'referendums'? FFS, what's happening to our language!? Our language is changing, literacy levels are dwindling and our grasp of grammar is at crisis point, so you wouldn't be alone in thinking WTF! But do not despair, Have You Eaten Grandma? is here: Gyles Brandreth's definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century. Without hesitation or repetition (and just a touch of deviation) Gyles, the Just A Minute regular and self-confessed grammar guru, skewers the linguistic horrors of our time, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why), and reveals his tips and tricks to ensure that, in future, we make fewer (rather than 'less') mistakes. End of. (Is 'End of' alright? Is 'alright' all right? You'll find out right here . . . ) 'Best thing ever, laugh-a-lot, spanning everything. Great book, I'm loving this' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2
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