“It never occurred to me that a book on sentence diagramming could be an interesting read, but Florey, a copy editor, is not only a terrific writer and charmingly cranky, but she knows her stuff. It's a coffee table or novelty book, something you might find at Urban Outfitters, and has more in common with the 'origins of everyday things' type books than a grammar book. I learned, for instance, that 'finalize' and 'prioritize' are relatively new words; that 'the lion's share' mean ALL of...”

Kimberly M’s full review »

more reviews »