You Send Me - (Harvest Book) by Patricia T O'Conner & Stewart Kellerman (Paperback)

About the Book

Fresh from charming hundreds of thousands of readers into using good grammar and writing better (Woe Is I and Words Fail Me), Patricia T. O'Conner, joined by her journalist husband, tackles the newest challenge to effective communication: e-mail.
If you think that e-mail is a breeze, that you are taking full advantage of its strengths and avoiding the pitfalls, think again. You Send Me puts you ahead of the game. From the simplest tips about making your send-alongs a pleasure for the recipient, to subject headlines that make people open your mail, to creating the tone of civility that makes the workplace a pleasure, Patricia T. O'Conner is your friend and guide.
We're all communicating more by email than by any other means, and that requires guidance about the ineffables of the new medium and the old truths about clarity, simplicity, and good grammar. All in one bundle, with the charm and good humor that has made Woe Is I a bestseller and Words Fail Me a writer's helper, You Send Me is a joy.
If you're reading more on the screen than on the page; if you're communicating more on the web than by voice, and if you long for a way of avoiding misunderstandings and keeping the tone of communications appropriate and civil, this is your book.

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

" 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.
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Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR WORDS FAIL ME
"This is the other book Bill Strunk would have written if he'd had more of a sense of humor."--SharpWriter.com

PRAISE FOR WOE IS I
"A cool book."--Garrison Keillor
"Lighthearted and funny . . . It's like Strunk and White combined with
S. J. Perleman."--Daniel Pinkwater, The New York Times Book Review
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About the Author

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.