The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue

A facetious introduction to English grammar uses satire and comic examples to expose common spoken errors and teach correct usage through ridicule and caricature. It begins with a brief preface that sets out practical aims—improving education, conversation, and taste—and defends the use of humor as a corrective to persistent violations of usage. The main sections present illustrated vignettes and exaggerated examples that reveal faulty idioms, colloquial contractions, and absurd locutions, turning pedantry into farce. Instruction and lampoon alternate throughout, aiming to make standard forms memorable by contrasting them with vividly displayed incorrect phraseology.