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Copy Editor's Books

Pam Nelson, veteran newspaper copy editor and author of the Triangle Grammar Guide blog suggests these books the next time you're tearing your hair out over "who" verses "whom."

Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner

Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians, and its related website

Working with Words by Brian S. Brooks

Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker

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Books:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
Highly Entertaining and Informative
Grammar:
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter