The Resource Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ; : the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage, [by] Theodore M. Bernstein
Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ; : the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage, [by] Theodore M. Bernstein
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- Summary
- The old adage, rules are made to be broken has never been as well defended as in MISS THISTLEBOTTOM'S HOBGOBLINS. Throughout the book, Bernstein asserts that we have been indoctrinated with English usage rules that lack flexibility and evoke fear, confusion and frustration in writers. There are times when splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition makes sense. Through a series of one-sided correspondences with Bertha Thistlebottom, an archetypal grade school English teacher, Bernstein addresses the community of rule mongering sticklers who have tried to squeeze the English language into a set of inflexible rules and outmoded definitions that only serve to stifle its growth and paralyze writers. In addition to his letters to Miss Thistlebottom, there are scores of entries where Bernstein debunks the rules of yesteryear with wit and intelligence and illustrates how to write effectively -- without the worry of hobgoblins
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 260 pages
- Contents
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- Witchcraft in words --- Syntax scarecrows --- Imps of idioms --- Spooks of style ---- Appendix
- Isbn
- 9780374210434
- Label
- Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ; : the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage
- Title
- Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ;
- Title remainder
- the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage
- Statement of responsibility
- [by] Theodore M. Bernstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The old adage, rules are made to be broken has never been as well defended as in MISS THISTLEBOTTOM'S HOBGOBLINS. Throughout the book, Bernstein asserts that we have been indoctrinated with English usage rules that lack flexibility and evoke fear, confusion and frustration in writers. There are times when splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition makes sense. Through a series of one-sided correspondences with Bertha Thistlebottom, an archetypal grade school English teacher, Bernstein addresses the community of rule mongering sticklers who have tried to squeeze the English language into a set of inflexible rules and outmoded definitions that only serve to stifle its growth and paralyze writers. In addition to his letters to Miss Thistlebottom, there are scores of entries where Bernstein debunks the rules of yesteryear with wit and intelligence and illustrates how to write effectively -- without the worry of hobgoblins
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1904-1979
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bernstein, Theodore M.
- Dewey number
- 428
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1460
- LC item number
- .B4627 1971
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- English language
- Label
- Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ; : the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage, [by] Theodore M. Bernstein
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages xii-xiv
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- Contents
- Witchcraft in words --- Syntax scarecrows --- Imps of idioms --- Spooks of style ---- Appendix
- Control code
- 145193
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xv, 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374210434
- Lccn
- 78143299
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- unmediated
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- (WaOLN)502129
- Label
- Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins ; : the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage, [by] Theodore M. Bernstein
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages xii-xiv
- Carrier category
- volume
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- nc
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- Contents
- Witchcraft in words --- Syntax scarecrows --- Imps of idioms --- Spooks of style ---- Appendix
- Control code
- 145193
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xv, 260 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374210434
- Lccn
- 78143299
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- unmediated
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