I was surprised by how lucidly June explained usually elusive concepts like when to use a comma, semicolon, and colon. Maybe it's because she did it so matter-of-factly, but I honestly can't remember reading better explanations. Of course, I'm almost to the point where I skip the first couple pages of every chapter because I know it's going to be some poorly done anecdote of why grammar snobs are great big meanies. I'm not really crazy about her sense of humour. Maybe I just am not quite on the same wavelength, but her jokes don't make me laugh. I found myself zoning out for the pages that she was writing comical fluff, and then reawakening a couple minutes later when she started in on the technical section.
It just seems absurdly formulaic.
part 1) 2-4 pages of not funny fluff
part 2)talk shop about grammar
Can't she mix it up a bit?
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