We all use language in different ways, depending on the situations
we find ourselves in. In formal contexts we are usually expected to
use a formal level of Standard English-the English codified in
grammars, usage guides, and dictionaries. In May I Quote You on
That? Stephen Spector offers a new approach to learning Standard
English grammar and usage. The product of Spector's forty years of
teaching courses on the English language, this book makes the
conventions of formal writing and speech easier and more enjoyable
to learn than traditional approaches usually do. Each lesson begins
with humorous, interesting, or instructive illustrative quotations
from writers, celebrities, and historical figures. Mark Twain
appears alongside Winston Churchill, Yogi Berra, Woody Allen, Jerry
Seinfeld, Stephen Colbert, Oprah, Lady Gaga, and many others. These
quotations allow readers to infer the rules and word meanings from
context. And if they stick in readers' memory, they can serve as
models for the rules they exemplify. The lessons then offer short
essays, written in a conversational style, on the history of the
rules or the words being discussed. But because English is
constantly changing, the essays offer not only the traditional
rules of Standard English, but also the current opinions of usage
panelists, stylists, and language specialists. When rules are
controversial, Spector offers advice about stylistic choices. A
companion website features a workbook with practice drills.
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