Project Gutenberg 2014-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 172 Leigh, Percival 1813 1889 Leigh, P. (Percival) Prendergast, Paul Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue Produced by David Widger from page scans generously provided by Google Books "The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue" by Percival Leigh is a humorous guide to the intricacies of English grammar, written in the mid-19th century. This work combines a traditional approach to grammar with a comedic flair, intending to entertain while educating readers about proper language use. It not only addresses grammar rules but also critiques common linguistic errors found in English speech, illustrating its points with witty anecdotes and playful language. At the start of the book, the author outlines his motivations for writing a "comic" grammar, asserting that many existing serious grammars have failed to correct common mistakes in English. He humorously critiques various linguistic faux pas prevalent in everyday speech, providing amusing examples that highlight the absurdities of the English language. Leigh suggests that by exposing these errors through humor, he can encourage better language use among readers. The opening portion sets the tone for a lighthearted yet educational exploration of grammar, engaging the reader with both wit and insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor English language -- Grammar -- Humor PE Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Teaching & Education 245663 245667 2024-09-18T18:31:46.772486 2023-09-19T13:48:27.547952 text/html text/html 233439 2014-02-21T11:07:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21991963 2014-02-21T12:19:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21695576 2024-09-18T18:32:01.904471 application/epub+zip 21678050 2024-09-18T18:31:51.943486 application/epub+zip 165309 2024-09-18T18:31:48.986461 application/epub+zip 21920173 2024-09-18T18:32:08.845404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21867411 2024-09-18T18:31:58.298447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285486 2022-09-20T12:56:50.459645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182049 181981 2024-09-18T18:31:45.311484 2023-09-19T13:48:26.027969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 181362 2014-01-30T11:11:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72232 2014-01-30T11:29:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181375 2014-01-30T11:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71791 2014-01-30T11:29:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 67052038 2014-01-30T11:29:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 22171 2024-09-18T18:32:09.040366 application/rdf+xml 25599 2024-09-18T18:31:49.396471 image/jpeg 4755 2024-09-18T18:31:49.188613 image/jpeg 21085380 2024-09-18T18:31:47.111505 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia