First things first
Chapter 1 A thing or two that got us here
Chapter 2 Things to stay calm about: rules that aren't rules
Chapter 3 That writing thing: are we clear?
Chapter 4 Things that punctuate our lives
Chapter 5 More things that punctuate our lives
Chapter 6 Things that lie in wait to trap us
Chapter 7 The thing about American English
Chapter 8 Befuddling things
Chapter 9 Things to use as argument starters at parties
Chapter 10 Things this book might be asked if it couldbe asked
things
Last things last
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
Joanne Anderson has worked as a journalist on major publications in
Australia and Hong Kong. She joined The Age's subediting team in
2004, eventually becoming chief desk editor, a role in which she
herds thousands of words each day and adjudicates on tricky
language questions. She has worked on in-house style guides and
written a weekly newsletter on English use for staff at The Age,
The Sydney Morning Herald and their sister publications. Joanne
lives in Melbourne but does not like Aussie rules.
Matt Goldingis a Melbourne-based cartoonist whose work has appeared
in newspapers for more than two decades. Matt thinks in images and
has a history of managing to write wrongly, even though his tiny
pocket cartoons generally contain very few words. Jo has long been
called upon to right his wrongs, and the making of this book was no
exception. He too cares less about footy.
'It's good to finally have a book to learn us how to use the
English language proper' SHAUN MICALLEF
'Handbook as much as playbook, here's a guide with grammar the
subject, and pleasure the object.' DAVID ASTLE
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