Reviews

How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar by William Safire

themtj's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this book. The writing is clever, concise, and almost always worthy of a chuckle. As a grammar nut, I heartily agreed with almost everything he said. Frankly, it is less important whether you agree with him or not. His points and rationale will force you to make more intentional choices when writing rather than regurgitating cliches from the zeitgeist.

Note: A few of his statements are a bit dated, but the book is about 20 years old so I graded it on that curve.

jameseckman's review

2.0

Too dry for my tastes.