Before reading, I was definitely in the "how interesting can it be?" category. But it was informative, interesting and entertaining. A few things I thought were just a tad absurd, but most of her complaints made me want to cheer since someone feels the same way I do!
I've always made fun of grammar nerds, but this book affirmed that I am, in fact, one of them.

My boss lent me this book, I still don't know if it was a hint about my sometimes lazy punctuation. We both agreed that it was a very funny read but I'm not sure anyone who wasn't already keen on the workings of grammar would get through it purely on the humour. Still, if you're into that kind of thing, definitely look for a copy of this book for a quick read.

It's the kind of book closet (and not so closet) nerds love because it encourages indulgence in all the geeky ways. If you've ever been peeved by the misspelt sign at the grocers, find solace within these pages.

it's just awesome. hysterical and accurate.

This was such a fun read! Who knew that reading about grammar could actually make you laugh? I loved the history that the author included as well.

I love the subject area of linguistics especially the development of language over time and that's the reason I picked up this book in the first place. I'll admit I did have to look a lot of the terminology up at first but once I got into the swing of things this was such an interesting read on the development of western languages in Europe. It answered questions (in great detail) like when did we stop speaking latin everyday? And why didn't German or French win over English? Was there ever one root langauge?

Definitely not for those who are interested in the history side of things only, this could probably be used as a supplementary text for a linguistics student. Still, good if you're into that type of thing.