More Nitty-Gritty Grammar - Softcover

Fine, Edith Hope; Josephson, Judith Pinkerton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580082289 ISBN 13: 9781580082280

Publisher: Ten Speed Press, 2001

Synopsis

Who or whom? Lay or lie? Conjunction, pronoun, predicate, or gerund? If such questions and terms leave you scratching your head, you need the hip and fun follow-up to NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR. With a new, easy-to-use alphabetical format and the same winning formula of wacky cartoons, off-the-wall examples, and catchy reminders, MORE NITTY-GRITTY GRAMMAR will help you sidestep common bloopers, untangle your malapropisms, secure those dangling modifiers, and teach you to speak and write with clarity and confidence.

About this title

Review:

Grammar guides can be dry and pedantic, or they can imbue their somewhat tedious subject with warmth and humor. More Nitty-Gritty Grammar is the latter sort. An A-to-Z (OK, A-to-Y) guide, it appeals to contemporary students of grammar--be they actual students, workplace writers, or others--with examples they can relate to. Authors Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson call upon Hideo Nomo to clear up the difference between pitcher and picture; Gov. Jesse ("the body") Ventura to illustrate the proper form for a sobriquet; and Cheese Puffs to clear up the double-negative issue. Elsewhere, they refer to Viagra, carrot smoothies, and the Dixie Chicks. For rules that just won't stick, they provide mnemonics. While the book is devoted mostly to grammar basics, there are elements to delight even the sophisticated grammarian. Among them: a section on the correct use of the en dash and reprints of nearly 60 grammar-related cartoons. --Jane Steinberg

From the Publisher:

Edith H. Fine and Judith P. Josephson have written numerous books. They use cartoons to teach "Nitty-Gritty Grammar," a lighthearted grammar seminar at San Diego State University Extension, businesses, and conferences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1580082289
• ISBN 13: 9781580082280
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224