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A review by lydia_reads
For Who the Bell Tolls: One Man's Quest for Grammatical Perfection by David Marsh
4.0
This is a very helpful, witty book which explains complex aspects of grammar very clearly whilst also allowing you to have a good laugh at it.
As with all books on grammar, I found I had to read it over a long period of time to save myself from too intensive a mental work out! Having said that, when reading it, the book was very easy to follow and understand. It assumes very little prior knowledge which I liked. It helped to refresh my memory of some things I might have forgotten whilst expanding my understanding with further analysis.
I really like this book and the helpful bibliography at the back will serve excellently in deciding what I need to read next.
I'm currently preparing to study Linguistics at University in September and this has certainly helped to keep my mind on relevant topics during the summer holidays!
As a staunch believer in correct grammar however, the title is still really annoying!
As with all books on grammar, I found I had to read it over a long period of time to save myself from too intensive a mental work out! Having said that, when reading it, the book was very easy to follow and understand. It assumes very little prior knowledge which I liked. It helped to refresh my memory of some things I might have forgotten whilst expanding my understanding with further analysis.
I really like this book and the helpful bibliography at the back will serve excellently in deciding what I need to read next.
I'm currently preparing to study Linguistics at University in September and this has certainly helped to keep my mind on relevant topics during the summer holidays!
As a staunch believer in correct grammar however, the title is still really annoying!