{"product_id":"word-court-barbara-wallraff-9780156011181","title":"Word Court: Wherein Verbal Virtue is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice is Done","description":"By the author of the Atlantic Monthly's highly popular column \"Word Court,\" the most engaging grammar guide of our time, with all the authority of \u003cem\u003eStrunk\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand White\u003c\/em\u003e and all the fun of \u003cem\u003eWoe Is I\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"Judge Judy of Grammar\" was born when the Atlantic Monthly's Barbara Wallraff began answering grammar questions on America Online. This vibrant exchange became the magazine's bimonthly \"Word Court,\" and eventually the bestselling hardcover book, Word Court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to tackle common and uncommon items, establishing rules for such issues as turns of phrase, slang, name usage, punctuation, and newly coined vocabulary. With true wit, she deliberates and decides on the right path for lovers of language, ranging from classic questions-Is \"a historical\" or \"an historical\" correct?-to awkward issues-How long does someone have to be dead before we should all stop calling her \"the late\"? Should you use \"like\" or \"as\"-and when? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Wallraff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156011182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156011181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.31w x 1.03d","brand":"Barbara Wallraff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946233266431,"sku":"9780156011181","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a88fbfb0-871f-4ede-886a-0010aab9f71d.jpg?v=1681512145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/word-court-barbara-wallraff-9780156011181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}