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Hi Tom,
One of the most famous books that's still in print today is:
A Practical English Grammar by Thomson and Martinet (two charming old ladies who lived to a ripe old age)
Bang up to date Is
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage by Pam Peters (published 2004)
Professor Jean Aitchison who holds the chair of communications at Oxford, who apart from writing some fascinating books on English and the changes it is going through also delivered the prestigious Reith Lectures on the BBC on The language web: the power and problems of words.
Shall I go on?
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Sep 01, 2006 21:18 pm Grammar books by women |
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Betty Azar also comes to mind for grammar ...
I've met Vicki Hollett. She wrote some wildly successful course books for Business English....
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Jan 20, 2011 14:24 pm Women and the English language |
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Ahahaha great one, as i was just thinking the same but I hereby declare that, woman can speak fabulous English.
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| #5 (permalink) Thu Jan 20, 2011 14:48 pm Women and the English language |
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:-D
Hi Tom, no, not all of us are hopeless!!!LOL
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Jan 20, 2011 14:56 pm Re: Women and the English language |
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| Tom wrote: |
I have seen hundreds of books of grammar, but all written by men!
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You've stumbled upon and uncovered some sort of conspiracy, a hornet's nest if you will, that's been kept under wraps since the dawn of time. They are after you. It's only a matter of time before they apprehend you. Better flee the country under an assumed identity and hide out somewhere before it all dies down and it's safe to return, if ever.
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