Have You Eaten Grandma?

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People with better English are healthier and live longer because they can understand and communicate better with doctors, nurses, and caregivers. It happens only very rarely here: I counted a couple of mis-identified Americanisms and two unfortunate dangling participles. Personally I've always struggled with where to put apostrophes and commas and have never understood what the heck that oxford comma thing is. I will alas, not be continuing the book to absorb the riches the author has to offer about the language that I do love. English explained easy and fun, specially parts of English usage that sometimes aren’t covered in classes, or teachers just don’t mention.

Join Gyles Brandreth, Natalie Haynes and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English languageDiscover more about the book behind the podcast at http://bit. This episode they are joined by Shakespearean actor and producer Ben Crystal, Jill Taylor, editorial director at Penguin Books, and Mark Grist, Shetland's leading - and only - battle-rapper. This is a great little book particularly if, like me, you've ever struggled with grammar or punctuation.If you love digging into English grammar and poking at the inconsistencies, this might be for you even if you don't really need another usage manual. In this special celebration of his life, Gyles Brandreth tells the extraordinary story of a unique actor, film star, director and raconteur. plays on the importance of grammar and punctuation, even in today’s social media and technology-driven world, with a comprehensive and humorous layout of all the rules, memory devices, and tips and tricks you’ll need to master the power of the English language. It can be much harder than it seems; commas, colons, semi-colons and even apostrophes can drive us all mad at times, but it riles no one more than the longest-serving resident of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, grammar guru Gyles Brandreth.

And this is knowledge that you can get other places – where it’s not sandwiched between two slices of moldy bread.He counsels his audience to read “the rappers” as well as Jane Austen, and enjoys the possibilities of expression represented by new terms for sexual orientation, or online initialisms such as FML and YMMV.

I particularly enjoyed the 'Texting Guide for Seniors' including such examples as 'IMHO- Is My Hearing-aid On' and 'ROFLACGU- Rolling on Floor Laughing and Can't Get Up. me on The meaning of “Would you rather have unlimited bacon but no more video games or games, unlimited games, but no more games? When it comes to punctuation, spelling, and the use of English in today’s world, I’m here to tell you what’s right, what’s wrong, when it matters, and when it doesn’t.Brandreth keeps the mood and tone light and with a little bit of wit and humor, but there are specific parts of the book that drag on a little and others that are entirely skippable. In 2018, “Meet me at McDonald’s” isn’t an invitation; bizarrely, it’s the name some young people have given a fashionable haircut that involves a closely shaven back and sides with an unruly mop on top. He moves on to the knotty problem of correct spelling and although he gives us rules, he qualifies this by saying ‘unfortunately, they are not that helpful’. is here: Gyles Brandreth's definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century.

Another handbook for those who love precision in language and who are not going gentle into that good night. Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they ponder apostrophes, grammar catastrophes, and how to literally eat your grandma. From Airbnb to Generation Z, via TTC (“trying to conceive”) and ransomware (the malicious software that threatens a cyber attack unless ransom is paid), barely a day goes by without a new word or phrase turning up.is the definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century. We're losing important cultural values due to misuse of the language, and technology is usually the one to blame for this.