This entry is one in a series that tackles issues of proper word use and grammar in English.
From time to time I post a blog entry that explains the proper use of English terms, especially those that get abused frequently. This is a list of all those entries.
You may also find the following books useful:
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English, Third Edition
by Patricia T. O’Conner
- The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition
by William Strunk and E. B. White
- On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
by Kate Turabian
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
So true. I also see “Your / You’re,” and “Than” for “Then” mixed up.
Glad to see that the University of Chicago opened its Chicago Manual of Style to a forum this month:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/forum.html
Book: Things That Make Us [sic], by Martha Brockenbrough