Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner answers questions about the confounding English language and talks about ungrammatical song lyrics. An updated and expanded third edition of her book, Woe is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, has recently been published in paperback, and a paperback version of Origins of the Specious, written with Stewart Kellerman, was just issued.
Download the show here, or read the full WNYC feature here. You can also check this interesting piece out. And of course, the official website: http://www.grammarphobia.com/
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