{"product_id":"9781681771892","title":"Accidence Will Happen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA witty, authoritative, and often provocative guide to the use and abuse of the English language, by the London\u003cem\u003e Times\u003c\/em\u003e's lead grammar columnist.\u003c\/p\u003e Are standards of English alright—or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with a preposition, or for that matter beginning one with \"and\"? \u003cp\u003eWe learn language by instinct, but good English, the pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm cleverly demonstrates in this new book, many of the purists' prohibitions are bogus and can be cheerfully disregarded. \u003cem\u003eAccidence Will Happen\u003c\/em\u003e is an authoritative and deeply reassuring guide to grammar, style, and the linguistic conundrums we all face.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152102572272,"sku":"9781681771892","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681771892_p0.jpg?v=1763694300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681771892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}