You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online - Paperback

by Patricia T. O'Conner (Author), Stewart Kellerman (Author)

Patricia T. O'Conner, the bestselling language maven who charmed legions of readers into civilizing their grammar (Woe Is I) and their writing (Words Fail Me), now drags proper English kicking and screaming into the Age of E-Mail. Do the old truths still apply? Yes, insist O'Conner and co-author Stewart Kellerman, her journalist husband. In fact, good English and good manners are even more important online. Thanks to the computer, we're writing again, but we'll have to upgrade our lousy language and social skills or suffer the cyber-consequences.
With chapters on etiquette (To E or Not to E), beefier writing (The E-Mail Eunuch), deconstructing a message (All's Well That Sends Well), and civilized English (Grammar à la Modem), You Send Me delivers everything you need to connect with real people in the virtual world.

Back Jacket

A l i v e l y a n d a r t i c u l a t e g u i d e t o t a k i n g f u l l a d v a n t a g e
o f t h e g r e a t e s t t h i n g to h a p p e n t o c o m m u n i c a t i o n
s i n c e t h e i n v e n t i o n o f p r i n t .
-Richard Lederer, author of THE WRITE WAY

Thanks to the computer, we're writing more than ever, but what about grammar,
spelling, and manners-do they still matter in today's wired world?
Yes, insist Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman, and it's time to
upgrade our lousy language and social skills or suffer the cyber consequences.
Warm, witty, and practical, You Send Me tackles e-mail etiquette,
connecting with your audience, making every word count, and much more. For
newbies, computer jocks, and everyone in between, it's an indispensable
guide to writing in the age of e-mail.
"I love e-mail, but my love for it would run even deeper if everyone
followed the sound advice given here by Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart
Kellerman." -Barbara Wallraff, author of WORD COURT
PATRICIA T. O'CONNER is the author of the bestselling Woe Is I and Words Fail
Me. A former editor at the New York Times Book Review, she has written for many
newspapers and magazines, and is a popular radio and television commentator.
STEWART KELLERMAN, her coauthor and husband, is also a former Times editor
and a widely published writer. They live in rural Connecticut. Visit their Web site at
www.grammarphobia.com.
"

Author Biography

Patricia T. O'Conner is the author of the beloved and bestselling Woe Is I and Words Fail Me. A former editor at the New York Times Book Review, she has written for many magazines and newspapers.

Stewart Kellerman, O'Conner's co-author and husband, is also a former Times editor. He has reviewed books and written on literary subjects for the Times. They live in rural Connecticut.