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My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
Series: I Used to Know That
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‘Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation.’ – The Times My Grammar and I steers you in the direction of grammatical greatness, while offering amusing examples of awful grammar to avoid. Taking you on a tour of the English language, through...
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See moreMy Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining – an ideal buy for any English language enthusiast.
A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar.
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‘Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation.’ – The Times
My Grammar and I steers you in the direction of grammatical greatness, while offering amusing examples of awful grammar to avoid. Taking you on a tour of the English language, through the minefield of rules and conditions that can catch you out, from dangling modifiers to split infinitives, it highlights the common pitfalls that every English language-user faces on a day-to-day basis.
Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining: a must-have reference guide for any English language enthusiast. Thoughtfully updated and beautifully repackaged, this refreshed edition highlights the best bits of the English language, making it perfect as a treat for yourself or as a thoughtful gift for the language lover in your life. A bestseller since 2008, this is sure to become a staple on your bookshelf.
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Pre-orderMy Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
‘Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation.’ – The Times My Grammar and I steers you in the direction of grammatical greatness, while offering amusing examples of awful grammar to avoid. Taking you on a tour of the English language, through the minefield of rules and conditions that can catch you out, from dangling modifiers...Hardback$1999Elsewhere:$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips from Supplier -
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ISBN: 9781807710125
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 111.0mm
Height: 178.0mm
Weight: 190g
Pages: 192
About the Author
J. A. Wines (Author)
Jacquie Wines is a writer, compiler and editor. She has written several titles for Michael O’Mara Books including, with co-author Caroline Taggart, the best-selling My Grammar and I (or should that be ‘Me’?).
Caroline Taggart (Author)
Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael O'Mara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?), and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe.
Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.
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