Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time (Quick & Dirty Tips) - Softcover

Fogarty, Mignon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312573472 ISBN 13: 9780312573478

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2012

Synopsis

Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to solving your worst problems―one troublesome word at a time.
Are you feeling "all right" or "alright"? Does "biweekly" mean twice a week or every two weeks? Do you run a gauntlet or a gantlet? Is a pair of twins four people or two?
The English language is always changing, and that means we are left with words and phrases that are only sort of wrong (or worse, have different definitions depending on where you look them up). How do you know which to use? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains the full 411 on 101 words that have given you trouble before―but will never again.
Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from pop culture icons such as Gregory House and J. K. Rowling, as well as from classical writers such as Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin, this highly-useable guidebook takes the guesswork out of your writing, so you'll never be at a loss for words again.

About this title

About the Author:

Mignon Fogarty, the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips Network, is also the author of the New York Times bestselling GRAMMAR GIRL'S QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS FOR BETTER WRITING and THE GRAMMAR DEVOTIONAL. Her straightforward, bite-sized tips on grammar have led to features in the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and an appearance on Oprah. She lives in Reno, Nevada.

Review:

"A useful and fascinating compendium for writers, speakers, and grammar aficionados."―Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0312573472
• ISBN 13: 9780312573478
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144