Patricia T. O'Conner

Patricia T. O’Conner (born February 19, 1949) is the author of five books about the English language.[1] A former editor at The New York Times Book Review, she appears monthly on WNYC as the "word maven" for The Leonard Lopate Show.[2] She has written extensively for The New York Times, including On Language columns, book reviews, and articles for the op-ed page and the Week in Review section.

Patricia T. O’Conner

She and Stewart Kellerman, her husband and co-author of several books and articles, answer questions about the English language on The Grammarphobia Blog.[3] She graduated from Grinnell College in 1971 with a BA in philosophy, and received an honorary degree from Grinnell in 2006.[4]

Books
  • Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English (Riverhead, 3rd ed., 2010, ISBN 978-1-57322-331-7)
  • Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language, co-authored by Kellerman (Random House, 2009, ISBN 978-0-8129-7810-0)
  • Woe Is I Jr.: The Younger Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English (Putnam, 2007, ISBN 978-0-399-24331-8)
  • You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online, co-authored by Kellerman (Harcourt, 2002, ISBN 978-0-15-602733-5)
  • Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing (Harcourt, 1999, ISBN 978-0-15-601087-0)

Articles

Articles include:

  • On Language: "All-Purpose Pronoun'", co-authored by Kellerman, New York Times, July 21, 2009.[5]
  • On Language: "Like", New York Times, July 15, 2007.[6]
  • On Language: "The Way We Live Now: 8-11-02: On Language," co-authored by Kellerman, New York Times, Aug. 11, 2002.[7]
  • On Language: "Grammar Cops", New York Times, Sept. 7, 1997.[8]
  • On Language: "Breaking the Rules", New York Times, July 28, 1996.[9]
  • On Language: "Spine Tinglers", New York Times, Aug. 27, 1995.[10]
  • Book Review: "Speech Crimes", New York Times, March 11, 2007.[11]
  • Book Review: "Mr. Darcy Is a Boorish Snob. Please Discuss", New York Times, May 2, 2004.[12]
  • Book Review: "Grisly Pictures From an Institution", New York Times, Dec. 7, 2003.[13]
  • Book Review: "Wigged Out?", New York Times, Dec. 8, 2002.[14]
  • Book Review: "Zo. Qi. Doh. Hoo. Qursh.", New York Times, Aug. 26, 2001.[15]
  • Book Review: "Party Girl", New York Times, Jan. 23, 2000.[16]
  • Op-Ed: "The I’s Have It", co-authored by Kellerman, New York Times, Feb. 23, 2009.[17]
  • Week in Review: "Ideas & Trends; It's Just Fine to Boldly Go", New York Times, Nov. 1, 1998.[18]

References
  1. Books by Patricia T. O'Conner. Amazon.com
  2. Word Maven Patricia T. O'Conner. The Leonard Lopate Show. WNYC.
  3. "Grammarphobia". Grammarphobia.
  4. 2006 Honorary Degree Recipients. Archived 2012-08-02 at Archive.today Grinnell College.
  5. "All-Purpose Pronoun - The New York Times".
  6. "On Language - Patricia O'Conner".
  7. O'Conner, Patricia T.; Kellerman, Stewart (August 11, 2002). "The Way We Live Now: 8-11-02: On Language" – via NYTimes.com.
  8. "Grammar Cops - The New York Times".
  9. O'Conner, Patricia T. (July 28, 1996). "ON LANGUAGE;Breaking the Rules" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. "ON LANGUAGE; Spine Tinglers".
  11. O’Conner, Patricia T. (March 11, 2007). "Language Books by Ben Yagoda and David Crystal - Books - Review" – via NYTimes.com.
  12. O'Conner, Patricia T. (May 2, 2004). "Mr. Darcy Is a Boorish Snob. Please Discuss" – via NYTimes.com.
  13. O'Conner, Patricia T. (December 7, 2003). "Grisly Pictures From an Institution" – via NYTimes.com.
  14. "Wigged Out? - The New York Times".
  15. "Zo. Qi. Doh. Hoo. Qursh. - The New York Times".
  16. "Party Girl - The New York Times".
  17. O’Conner, Patricia T. (February 23, 2009). "Opinion | The I's Have It" – via NYTimes.com.
  18. O'Conner, Patricia T. (November 1, 1998). "Ideas & Trends; It's Just Fine to Boldly Go" – via NYTimes.com.
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