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	• Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing Mignon Fogarty Holt Paperbacks, 2008 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Useful, interesting, and thought-provoking

This is a difficult review to write, because if my grammar, usage or punctuation is faulty (as it so often is ... or do I mean as they so often are?), it may occur to readers that the book couldn't have been all THAT useful. The book is so well worth a review, however, that I decided to take the risk. I think that anyone who is interested in clear and effective writing will enjoy Mignon Fogarty's tips.

The book includes so much information that each reader will probably find a few tips that seem elementary (can anyone really be having trouble with set vs. sit?), a few tips that solve long-standing problems (may I use "they" as a singular pronoun if the circumstances are right?), and a few tips that bring a blush of shame (why, why, why have I been using all those dashes incorrectly for all these years?).

Improving the quality of the written word is surely a worthy goal, and Grammar Girl's guide gives solid information in an entertaining way. The book is also blessedly free of the snide tone that seems to occasionally overcome other experts in this field.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the English language and aspires to become a better writer.

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Clear and useful information for the rest of us

Grammar Girl's book is an inexpensive companion to her podcast and audiobook. Those without a background in language will love that she uses clear and easy to understand real-world examples. There are some funny pictures that demonstrate some of these, like in the part about affect vs. effect. I think it would a great book for any high school or college student, especially those currently in English 101.

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Very Useful Book

It is a very useful grammar book which helps people correct common errors in writings. Recommanded!!

Fantastic Reference

I was able to pick up a copy at the local Borders and have been thumbing through it for the last few weeks. I really like this book.

When I'm writing an email, a blog post, or anything else for that matter, I want to know I'm doing it correctly. There's nothing worse than publishing something thinking everything is as it should be only to find out much later that you were using lay vs. lie incorrectly.

Grammar Girl's book offers easy-to-digest mnemonics that help you keep the confusing bits of grammar straight.

I'd give it 10 stars, but there were only 5 available. =)

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An old fan

I've been a fan of Grammar Girl since her podcast was first released, and have since expanded to also listening to everyone on the Quick & Dirty Tips Network. While I am an avid reader, I have problems remembering grammar rules and usually follow what "sounds right" in my writing. Grammar Girl's book and podcast help me gain a deeper understanding for grammar rules and best of all, she makes it ENJOYABLE!

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Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in her print debut

Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using ?who? when a ?whom? is called for? Do you avoid the words ?lay? and ?lie? altogether?

Grammar Girl is here to help!

Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar?but she?s also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. The podcasts have now been downloaded more than seven million times, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on Oprah and appeared on the pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.

Written with the wit, warmth, and accessibility that the podcasts are known for, Grammar Girl?s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing covers the grammar rules and word-choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers. From ?between vs. among? and ?although vs. while? to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Chock-full of tips on style, business writing, and effective e-mailing, Grammar Girl?s print debut deserves a spot on every communicator?s desk.

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