PATRICIA T. O'CONNER is the author of five books about the English language, including the bestsellingWoe Is I. A former editor at The New York Times Book Review, her writing has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times and Newsweek.,
"O'Conner uses her playful sense of humor to help us swallow with a
laugh the rules that schoolmarms once forced down students'
throats.-The New York Times Book Review
"O'Conner is one of those sneaky-good writers: You don't see the
effort behind her smoothness."-Salon.com "Read this one from end to
end....Imagine what the Congressional Record would be like if
bureaucrats wrote that way."-The Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Will delight the word lovers on your shopping list...Sassy."
-Detroit News Free Press
"Remember Woe Is I? Well, Ms. O'Conner is back and she hasn't lost
her touch. This book is worth the price just to read her chapter
titles and headings."-Writers' Exchange
"Patricia T. O'Conner's Woe Is I and Words Fail Me are readable,
sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain
funny."-the Seattle Times
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