Have You Eaten Grandma?
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A hilarious lament on the misuse of English grammar from the self-proclaimed punctuation perfectionist Gyles Brandreth.

About the Author

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes with Purple. Gyles presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4 with Dame Sheila Hancock and regularly appears on Celebrity Gogglebox with Dame Maureen Lipman.

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Best thing ever, laugh-a-lot, spanning everything. Great book, I'm loving this
*Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2*

Brilliant, clear, entertaining, very funny and often outright silly. Brandreth excels . . . in all his linguistic joie de vivre and amusing self-awareness
*Guardian*

A witty and well-informed guide to the vagaries of English grammar. Heed his words; you won't regret it
*Country & Town House, (Best Books to Go Under the Christmas Tree)*

Whether you are obsessed with getting grammar right, baffled by grammar or (like us) just in love with words, you are going to love this. A hilarious and definitive guide to 21st-century language
*Newcastle Evening Chronicle*

An informal guide to punctuation, spelling and good English for the twenty-first century
*Strong Words*

This is a grammar guide that only Gyles Brandreth could write! Full of humour throughout, this is his definitive guide to punctuation, spelling and good English for the twenty-first century
*Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald*

The wordsmith's wordsmith guides us through the delights of the English language
*Daily Mail*

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