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Grammar Girl's quick and dirty tips for better writing / Mignon Fogarty.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 224 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0805088318
  • 9780805088311 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Quick and dirty tips for better writing
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Contents:
Dirty words -- Grammar Girl on grammar! -- Let's get it started: starting a sentence -- Punch up your punctuation -- Big and tall: capitalization -- Prozac for pronouns: getting the stuntmen of language under control -- Internet intervention! -- I'm so stylish: style and writing -- Work it.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 808.042 F655 Available 33111005739210
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in this New York Times bestseller

Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using "who" when a "whom" is called for? Do you avoid the words "affect" and "effect" 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. A couple of years 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 twenty 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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-204) and index.

Dirty words -- Grammar Girl on grammar! -- Let's get it started: starting a sentence -- Punch up your punctuation -- Big and tall: capitalization -- Prozac for pronouns: getting the stuntmen of language under control -- Internet intervention! -- I'm so stylish: style and writing -- Work it.

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