What is Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod?
{{italictitle}} '''''Der Dativ ist dem Genitv sein Tod''''' ([[German language|German]]: ''the dative case is the genitive case's death'') is a book series written by [[Bastian Sick]] which deals with doubtful cases of [[grammar]], [[orthography]], and [[punctuation]]. Because of that, the writer wants to fight against unthinking habit and what he believes to be a change to a lower state of the language. The book came from a collection of Zwiebelfisch-collumns of Bastian Sick, which appear weekly in the [[Der Spiegel|Spiegel Online]]. At present, the second and third volumes are available. The volumes are from one time to another at the top of [[book sales lists]]. In several states of [[Germany]], writings from the books have been officially recognized as teaching documents after Sick's foreword was used in [[Saarland]] in [[August 2005]]. ''[[Eats, Shoots & Leaves]]'' written by [[Lynne Truss]] is a book which in a similarly popular style discusses punctuation in English. In Sweden, a similar book, which is based on Lynne Truss' book, has come out, describing the interesting aspects of the Swedish pronunciation. == Original Book Titles == * ''Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod&nbsp;– Ein Wegweiser durch den Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache.'' Kiepenheuer und Witsch, Köln 2004, {{ISBN|3-462-03448-0}} (Hörbuch: {{ISBN|3-89813-400-8}}) * ''Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod, Folge 2&nbsp;– Neues aus dem Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache.'' Kiepenheuer und Witsch, Köln 2005, {{ISBN|3-462-03606-8}} (Hörbuch: {{ISBN|3-89813-445-8}}) * ''Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod. Folge 3. Noch mehr aus dem Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache.'' Kiepenheuer und Witsch, Köln November 2006, {{ISBN|3-462-03742-0}} (Hörbuch: {{ISBN|3-89813-566-7}}) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod, Der}} [[Category:2000s books]] [[Category:Style guides]] [[Category:German literature]]