Perfect English Grammar: The Indispensable Guide to Excellent Writing and Speaking

Commendation Quotes:

"Perfect English Grammaris a short but remarkably thorough guide to English usage and the principles and practices of composition.Itbelongs in high school and college classrooms, as wellas on office desks, as a refreshing reference. This may just be the perfect guide to perfect English." --Michael Adams, Professor of English, Indiana University Bloomington

"The English language, like all languages, is complicated. Grant Barrett is not. That's the amazing virtue of this book. The author fearlessly addresses practically every question or problem you might encounter in trying to write well. --AllanMetcalf, Executive Secretary of the American Dialect Society, author ofFrom Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the Generations"

-Perfect English Grammar is a short but remarkably thorough guide to English usage and the principles and practices of composition. It belongs in high school and college classrooms, as well as on office desks, as a refreshing reference. This may just be the perfect guide to perfect English.- --Michael Adams, Professor of English, Indiana University Bloomington

-The English language, like all languages, is complicated. Grant Barrett is not. That's the amazing virtue of this book. The author fearlessly addresses practically every question or problem you might encounter in trying to write well. -- Allan Metcalf, Executive Secretary of the American Dialect Society, author of From Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the Generations

"Perfect English Grammar is a short but remarkably thorough guide to English usage and the principles and practices of composition. It belongs in high school and college classrooms, as well as on office desks, as a refreshing reference. This may just be the perfect guide to perfect English." --Michael Adams, Professor of English, Indiana University Bloomington

"The English language, like all languages, is complicated. Grant Barrett is not. That's the amazing virtue of this book. The author fearlessly addresses practically every question or problem you might encounter in trying to write well. -- Allan Metcalf, Executive Secretary of the American Dialect Society, author of From Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the Generations

Contributor Bio:Barrett, Grant

American linguist and dictionary editor Grant Barrett is the author of The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English (2006) and The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang (2003), and has edited dozens of dictionaries. He is also the co-host and co-producer of the public radio show A Way with Words. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and son. Visit his personal site at grantbarrett.com