Book title is as hilarious as it gets, but I think the point has gotten across - broken English sentences/phrases/words that are used everyday and the correct way to they should be used.
This book is just a compilation of the Sunday Times' weekly column on broken English (I think? I never really read Sunday Times).
It's broken up into 3 parts -
1. Usage, more specifically, the usage of common words and phrases in everyday life, when to use them and how to use them.
2. Vocabulary. Again, like part one of the book, except that its focus is on vocabulary (though I would beg to differ. Some grammar stuffs are there, like Pushing your bicycle across an underpass or pushing your bicycle through an underpass? I wouldn't call that vocabulary, at least, it's not to me).
This section also has quite a few insights on American English versus British English, quite nice.
3. Grammar. All about grammar. One nice section which I like. I nearly unlearned everything I know from primary school to secondary school. Shows how broken my English is.
For some examples, American English and British English is compared as well.
One example is this:
British English: There is an apple and pears in the basket.
There are apples and a pear in the basket.
American English: There are a dog and a few cats in the house OR There is a dog and a few cats in the house.
I think American English sounds a bit funny.
There's also a "Your Say" and "Expert Says" section at the bottom of some topics. All makes some sense, I don't know who is right.
I will need some English course again.
By the way, why no Australian English? Or are their English is based on some other English systems like Singapore does?
I still want to know how to use and when to use "who" and "whom" . That wasn't explained clearly nor nicely.
