{"product_id":"9781429985420","title":"Things That Make Us (Sic): The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, the White House, and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is for people who experience heartbreak over love notes with subject-verb disagreements...for anyone who's ever considered hanging up the phone on people who pepper their speech with such gems as \"irregardless,\" \"expresso,\" or \"disorientated\"...and for the earnest souls who wonder if it's \"Woe is Me,\" or \"Woe is I,\" or even \"Woe am I.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Brockenbrough's \u003ci\u003eThings That Make Us (Sic)\u003c\/i\u003e is a laugh-out-loud guide to grammar and language, a snarkier American answer to Lynn Truss's runaway success, \u003ci\u003eEats, Shoots\u0026amp;Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e. Brockenbrough is the founder of National Grammar Day and SPOGG -- the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar -- and as serious as she is about proper usage, her voice is funny, irreverent, and never condescending. \u003ci\u003eThings That Make Us (Sic)\u003c\/i\u003e addresses common language stumbling stones such as evil twins, clichés, jargon, and flab, and offers all the spelling tips, hints, and rules that are fit to print. It's also hugely entertaining, with letters to high-profile language abusers, including David Hasselhoff, George W. Bush, and Canada's Maple Leafs [sic], as well as a letter to --and a reply from -- Her Majesty, the Queen of England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrockenbrough has written a unique compendium combining letters, pop culture references, handy cheat sheets, rants, and historical references that is as helpful as it is hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124726218992,"sku":"9781429985420","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429985420_p0.jpg?v=1769903161","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429985420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}