TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kamm,Oliver
TI  - Accidence will happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage 
SN  - 9780297871934
U1  - 428 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  -  , London
PB  - Weidenfeld & Nicolson
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Errors of usage
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index; The state of the language -- The errors of pedanty -- The usage debate -- Usage conundrums from A to Z
N2  - Are standards of English alright{OCLCbr#95}or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with preposition, or for that matter beginning one with "and"? We 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. Accidence Will Happen is an authoritative and deeply reassuring guide to grammar, style, and the linguistic conundrums we all face
ER  -