Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins: the careful writer's guide to the taboos, bugbears, and outmoded rules of English usage

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The old adage, rules are made to be broken has never been as well defended as in MISS THISTLEBOTTOM'S HOBGOBLINS. Throughout the book, Bernstein asserts that we have been indoctrinated with English usage rules that lack flexibility and evoke fear, confusion and frustration in writers.

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