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Title: Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
ISBN: 0156034433
Author:
Kitty Burns Florey
Publicate Date: 2007-11-05
Publish: 2007-11-05
List Price: $14.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: got as a gift but HAD to read it!!
as one of the survivors of diagramming sentences (we're 70 plus) I bought this as a gift for a friend, then HAD TO KEEP it for myself!
Ordering another for my friend!
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2: Cute, Quirky, and Informative!
A curious and nostalgic tome. A bit off topic at times, but still a valuable resource tool (especially for the would-be grammarian in some of us). B/B-: text could use some revision and clearer examples.
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3: Boring - for English teachers only
Boring book. I can"t imagine anyone liking this book other than maybe English teachers. It has little merit as literature, and provides very limited diagramming instruction, so I fail to see its purpose.
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4: Fun, satisfying AND good for you!!
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 something, not most; that Indian Summer is not just a warm spell in November, but a warm spell that occurs AFTER a hard frost. Witty and engaging to the end.
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5: The book was horrible
The book does nothing to help the reader to learn and understand grammar using the diagramming method. If you are interested in learning or brushing up on grammar this book is not for you. There is no connection in the book between grammar and diagramming. It was a waste of money.
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