June Casagrande (born 1966) is an American writer who specializes in
English grammar
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and
language usage
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. She writes a syndicated column on language called "A Word Please", and is the author of five books; her 2018 ''The Joy of Syntax'' was described as "a succinct and mercifully lucid summing-up of the basics" of grammar by copy editor
John McIntyre.
Publications
*''Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies'' (2006)
*''Mortal Syntax'' (2008)
*''It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences'' (2010)
*''The Best Punctuation Book, Period'' (2014)
*''The Joy of Syntax'' (2018)
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Linguists from the United States
Women linguists