Grammar for a full life : how the ways we shape a sentence can limit or enlarge us /
Weinstein, Larry, 1948-
Grammar for a full life : how the ways we shape a sentence can limit or enlarge us / Lawrence Weinstein. - 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grammar to take life in hand -- Grammar for creative passivity -- Grammar for belonging -- Grammar for freedom -- Grammar for morale -- Grammar for mindfulness -- Grammar for the end.
"Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a person's grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. In the book, you'll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. You'll discover how -- paradoxically -- cutting back on the "intensifiers" (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world. The farther one gets into this remarkable book, the clearer it becomes that Weinstein's wish -- for both himself and us -- is actualization of "the whole person," through language"--Amazon.com.
9781734692709 1734692707
2020905588
English language--Grammar--Psychological aspects.
Expression (Philosophy)
Grammar for a full life : how the ways we shape a sentence can limit or enlarge us / Lawrence Weinstein. - 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grammar to take life in hand -- Grammar for creative passivity -- Grammar for belonging -- Grammar for freedom -- Grammar for morale -- Grammar for mindfulness -- Grammar for the end.
"Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a person's grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. In the book, you'll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. You'll discover how -- paradoxically -- cutting back on the "intensifiers" (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world. The farther one gets into this remarkable book, the clearer it becomes that Weinstein's wish -- for both himself and us -- is actualization of "the whole person," through language"--Amazon.com.
9781734692709 1734692707
2020905588
English language--Grammar--Psychological aspects.
Expression (Philosophy)