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Quick and Dirty Tips
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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.
238 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Mignon Fogarty
21 books1,324 followersMignon Fogarty is better known as Grammar Girl — five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards, an inductee in the Podcasting Hall of Fame, the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network, and the former chair of media entrepreneurship in the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada. She is the author of seven books about language, including the New York Times bestseller, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. She has also appeared as a guest expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show.
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September 1, 2011
This is the first time I have been intimidated writing a book review. One would think that if I read the book this review would be 100% grammatically correct, that just isn't going to happen (I suffer from grammar allergies). Whenever someone starts talking or I start reading about adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and modifiers all I hear is what sounds to me like Charlie Brown's teacher (wah wah wah). I found myself having to reread paragraphs to get some of the information sink in (phrasal verb). This book might actually be a cure for those, like me, who suffer from grammar allergies; if taken in enough doses.
Reading the book not only helped me learn if what I was doing was right or wrong but also explained what made it right or wrong. The “Quick and Dirty Tips” are great and easy to remember. If your memory isn't the best, the tips are listed in the back of the book “Quick and Dirty Grammar at a Glance”. Knowing this could have saved me from reading the first 200+ pages (I kid). I recommend reading the entire book. I will have to reread this book several times and keep it on hand for reference. I'm not a professional or “serious” writer, I just post some book reviews and random thoughts on my Blog. I'm not too worried about my grammar. I just want my posts to not be horrendous.
I highly recommend this book to everyone and think it should be mandatory for students.
Reading the book not only helped me learn if what I was doing was right or wrong but also explained what made it right or wrong. The “Quick and Dirty Tips” are great and easy to remember. If your memory isn't the best, the tips are listed in the back of the book “Quick and Dirty Grammar at a Glance”. Knowing this could have saved me from reading the first 200+ pages (I kid). I recommend reading the entire book. I will have to reread this book several times and keep it on hand for reference. I'm not a professional or “serious” writer, I just post some book reviews and random thoughts on my Blog. I'm not too worried about my grammar. I just want my posts to not be horrendous.
I highly recommend this book to everyone and think it should be mandatory for students.
July 9, 2008
You've heard her podcast. You've seen her on Oprah. You've downloaded her audiobook. Now you can add the first printed book from Mignon Fogarty (a.k.a. Grammar Girl) to your reference shelf. To the delight of word nerds everywhere, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing came out yesterday.
Grammar Girl herself offered me an advance copy for review, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading and highly recommend to both grammar novices and experts alike. As the introduction says, the book is "a practical guide for everyday writers," and in the age of e-mail and blogging, that's all of us.
Fogarty writes with the same sensible yet friendly style and subtle humor that's made her podcast so famous. She gives concrete, everyday examples with help, of course, from Aardvark (a blue aardvark) and Squiggly (a yellow snail) who teach us about language through their "grammar adventures." The result is a surreal, grammatically correct world where cartoon aardvarks and snails know when to use "fewer" instead of "less."
Like her podcast, the book includes Fogarty's trademark tips and helpful memory tricks for learning about grammar, punctuation, and word usage. It's like a handy, bound-up version of her show, complete with questions and comments from listeners. She deftly covers the classics (e.g., it's vs. its) as well as less popular topics (e.g., the correct use of "female" and "woman"). Sidebars provide further explanation and trivia tidbits.
As an editor herself, Fogarty knows what makes our blood pressure rise and shares some of her own pet peeves. But like most reasonable grammarians, Fogarty knows the difference between hard-and-fast rules and what has become acceptable common usage. She also recognizes that the rules change depending on the context (formal vs. informal) and country (namely, American English vs. British English).
Although Fogarty acknowledges the book is not a comprehensive style guide, she suggests many ways to tighten and improve your writing and includes an entire chapter on capitalization. But what really distinguishes this book are the sections on writing for the Internet, generating story ideas, and how to turn Fogarty's tips into a writing career.
Here's my own quick-and-dirty tip: Buy this book. Give it to friends. It could make life easier for editors - as long as we're not out of a job!
Grammar Girl herself offered me an advance copy for review, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading and highly recommend to both grammar novices and experts alike. As the introduction says, the book is "a practical guide for everyday writers," and in the age of e-mail and blogging, that's all of us.
Fogarty writes with the same sensible yet friendly style and subtle humor that's made her podcast so famous. She gives concrete, everyday examples with help, of course, from Aardvark (a blue aardvark) and Squiggly (a yellow snail) who teach us about language through their "grammar adventures." The result is a surreal, grammatically correct world where cartoon aardvarks and snails know when to use "fewer" instead of "less."
Like her podcast, the book includes Fogarty's trademark tips and helpful memory tricks for learning about grammar, punctuation, and word usage. It's like a handy, bound-up version of her show, complete with questions and comments from listeners. She deftly covers the classics (e.g., it's vs. its) as well as less popular topics (e.g., the correct use of "female" and "woman"). Sidebars provide further explanation and trivia tidbits.
As an editor herself, Fogarty knows what makes our blood pressure rise and shares some of her own pet peeves. But like most reasonable grammarians, Fogarty knows the difference between hard-and-fast rules and what has become acceptable common usage. She also recognizes that the rules change depending on the context (formal vs. informal) and country (namely, American English vs. British English).
Although Fogarty acknowledges the book is not a comprehensive style guide, she suggests many ways to tighten and improve your writing and includes an entire chapter on capitalization. But what really distinguishes this book are the sections on writing for the Internet, generating story ideas, and how to turn Fogarty's tips into a writing career.
Here's my own quick-and-dirty tip: Buy this book. Give it to friends. It could make life easier for editors - as long as we're not out of a job!
March 27, 2012
My life would be less frustrating if everyone read this book.
I can be a little (annoyingly) pedantic when it comes to grammar and usage. I'm not concerned about dangling prepositions or split infinitives, but my god, it gets to me when people misuse "affect" and "effect," comma splice, or think that "e.g." and "i.e." are interchangeable. And don't even get me started on "your" and "you're."
Although I expected this to be kind of dry, I found myself laughing out loud. I thought I would know everything in it, but I learned quite a bit (like about misplaced modifiers). Did you know that a bad apostrophe (like "banana's for sale") is called the greengrocer's apostrophe? Have you heard the term "CamelCase" before?
Fogarty made it clear what the traditional rules were, what is currently acceptable even if it's not traditional, and what varies from style guide to style guide. There's even a little bit of linguistic history thrown in as a bonus.
I'm off to give this book to all of my coworkers. I hope that won't offend them.
I can be a little (annoyingly) pedantic when it comes to grammar and usage. I'm not concerned about dangling prepositions or split infinitives, but my god, it gets to me when people misuse "affect" and "effect," comma splice, or think that "e.g." and "i.e." are interchangeable. And don't even get me started on "your" and "you're."
Although I expected this to be kind of dry, I found myself laughing out loud. I thought I would know everything in it, but I learned quite a bit (like about misplaced modifiers). Did you know that a bad apostrophe (like "banana's for sale") is called the greengrocer's apostrophe? Have you heard the term "CamelCase" before?
Fogarty made it clear what the traditional rules were, what is currently acceptable even if it's not traditional, and what varies from style guide to style guide. There's even a little bit of linguistic history thrown in as a bonus.
I'm off to give this book to all of my coworkers. I hope that won't offend them.
April 1, 2012
A more accurate title would probably be "Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Grammar". There weren't a whole lot of actual writing tips, with the exception of a short chapter near the end with advice like "avoid cliches like the plague".
The grammar instruction was a mix of things I already knew (its vs. it's, affect vs. effect) and things I'd never thought about (the difference between e.g. and i.e., the difference between "hanged" and "hung"). So roughly half the time I felt smug and half the time I actually learned something. Both good things.
Overall, informative, but not necessarily what I was looking for. A good reference guide.
The grammar instruction was a mix of things I already knew (its vs. it's, affect vs. effect) and things I'd never thought about (the difference between e.g. and i.e., the difference between "hanged" and "hung"). So roughly half the time I felt smug and half the time I actually learned something. Both good things.
Overall, informative, but not necessarily what I was looking for. A good reference guide.
September 25, 2022
I should have read this much quicker, but I got distracted and read other stuff instead. Overall, it's a fun recap of some basic grammar, that you may have forgotten.
July 10, 2010
A 5-star post for a book on grammar, surely I jest. No, I’m totally serious. Everyone who has to write anything – emails for work or just to friends, blog posts, even a review on Goodreads – should want their writing understood. Good grammar makes your intent clearer and gives the boss the right impression. We could all stand a periodic checkup to see if we’ve picked up any bad habits or maybe never learned something in the first place.
Most of us don’t bother because “this stuff is boring.” That’s generally true, but this book might be the exception. Sure, the boring stuff is still there. But it’s infused with humor, often in the form of ways to remember those hard to recall rules. It will explain why the ‘but’ at the start of the last sentence is okay and situations where it isn’t. After you’re done there is an appendix with quick summaries for when you know there’s a rule, but can’t remember what it is.
If you can’t see the point this book isn’t for you. If you can, but can’t bring yourself to actually read a book on grammar, maybe it is.
Most of us don’t bother because “this stuff is boring.” That’s generally true, but this book might be the exception. Sure, the boring stuff is still there. But it’s infused with humor, often in the form of ways to remember those hard to recall rules. It will explain why the ‘but’ at the start of the last sentence is okay and situations where it isn’t. After you’re done there is an appendix with quick summaries for when you know there’s a rule, but can’t remember what it is.
If you can’t see the point this book isn’t for you. If you can, but can’t bring yourself to actually read a book on grammar, maybe it is.
September 27, 2012
I never understood grammar. I just felt my way through a sentence, playing it over in my mind, using some sort of intuitive editor that managed to get it right most of the time.
But when I started writing and my real editor brought out her digital red pen, I was completely lost. She used phrases such as "predicate adjectives" and I wouldn't have a clue what she was talking about. So I'd just have to concede to her advice or lose face and admit I didn't understand a thing she was saying.
I've tried educating myself in the past, cramming books on grammar into my tortured brain, but I'd forget what I'd learned just hours after trying to commit it to memory.
GRAMMAR GIRL'S QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS FOR BETTER WRITING is not only easy to understand, it is packed with mnemonics which help me retain what I've just learned.
This book will give you the confidence you'll need to write and speak without having to worry about making common grammatical mistakes.
You can read this book from cover to cover without having to take a single Tylenol. Believe it or not, she actually makes grammar fun!
But when I started writing and my real editor brought out her digital red pen, I was completely lost. She used phrases such as "predicate adjectives" and I wouldn't have a clue what she was talking about. So I'd just have to concede to her advice or lose face and admit I didn't understand a thing she was saying.
I've tried educating myself in the past, cramming books on grammar into my tortured brain, but I'd forget what I'd learned just hours after trying to commit it to memory.
GRAMMAR GIRL'S QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS FOR BETTER WRITING is not only easy to understand, it is packed with mnemonics which help me retain what I've just learned.
This book will give you the confidence you'll need to write and speak without having to worry about making common grammatical mistakes.
You can read this book from cover to cover without having to take a single Tylenol. Believe it or not, she actually makes grammar fun!
February 4, 2017
While this book is highly recommended, I could not get past the sugary over self confidence of the author. Smug might be a better word.
May 21, 2022
I’m listening to this book a second time and have ordered a hard copy to remember what I’ve probably already forgotten. There was so much I didn’t know! Her mnemonic tips were helpful and I liked learning that we can write things based on our own styles because sometimes even the experts disagree on what’s right.
April 21, 2012
I think for most people, reading a grammar book is right up there on their to-do list with having a colonoscopy - Do I HAVE to?
Or maybe that's just my own association, since I kept my own book in the bathroom and read it in bits and pieces. (It does lend itself well to that.)
Fogarty not only offers the grammar rules, but clear and "sticky" examples that should help anyone but the most boneheaded imprint these rules and guidelines into her brain. Her own writing style in this is light, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable.
I can (and probably will) spend much more time in the bathroom, perusing this book. Maybe some of it will even imprint in MY bonehead.
Or maybe that's just my own association, since I kept my own book in the bathroom and read it in bits and pieces. (It does lend itself well to that.)
Fogarty not only offers the grammar rules, but clear and "sticky" examples that should help anyone but the most boneheaded imprint these rules and guidelines into her brain. Her own writing style in this is light, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable.
I can (and probably will) spend much more time in the bathroom, perusing this book. Maybe some of it will even imprint in MY bonehead.
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March 10, 2009I just orderd this on my Kindle. Effect/Affect are tigers I wrestle with daily. Grrr.
I'm finally learning the rules of a/an. I was sick that day in 4th grade. Seriously, I specifically remember coming back to school and finding out they had learned the rules of a/an. I've felt a little behind ever since.
A motorcycle. An MBA. A ukelele. An ugly duckling. I believe I've been using them correctly, I just didn't know WHY.
I'm finally learning the rules of a/an. I was sick that day in 4th grade. Seriously, I specifically remember coming back to school and finding out they had learned the rules of a/an. I've felt a little behind ever since.
A motorcycle. An MBA. A ukelele. An ugly duckling. I believe I've been using them correctly, I just didn't know WHY.
January 1, 2019
Not for everyone, and probably a book that should be read not listened too (whoops), but for someone like me who apparently missed grammar in school (maybe I was distracted writing?) this was useful. Doubly so since I have a lot of britishisms as a hold over from my parents.
January 3, 2016
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CD 808.042 FOG
www.quickanddirtytips.com (free email newsletter)
For professional writers:
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Garner's Modern American Usage Bryan A. Garner
Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians
Punctuate It Right! by Harry Shaw
Style guide books:
The Associated Press Stylebook (for newspapers or magazines)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (research papers, Liberal arts, humanities)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association or American Medical Association Manual of Style ( research, science)
The Chicago Manual of Style University of Chicago Press (book authors, most comprehensive style guide)
Contests Website
1. 100-word stories
2. Writers weekly
3. Writer's Digest, weekly writing prompts
4. NaNoWriMo Nov is National Novel Writing Month
Proofreading tips
Make computer read to you (search for "text to speech")
auto-correct feature (if you always spell something wrong)
Spell checker.
1. A/An(indefinite article), the(definite article) a before constant sound, the as thuh, an before vowel sounds, the as thee.
2. Affect:verb, "to influence, to change" /effect( noun: a result)
3. Assure:to reassure someone or promise, ensure: to guarantee, insure to insurance
4. p14 feel bad (You are regretful) / feel badly: having trouble feeling with the numb figures. Same as I smell bad: you stink. I smell badly: you nose isn't working.
I went badly: I gave horrible speech. He behaviored badly: threw a fit.
because adjectives follow linking verbs. Adverbs modify action verbs.
p30 Good (adjective) vs. well(adverb)
How are you? I'm good vs. I'm well
I'm well "well used as a predicative adjective, meaning healthy". So it is more appropriate use I'm well after a long illness. I'm good describing yourself on generally good day.
action verb: using adverb modify verb. So as in "He runs well"
Linking verb: not about action but connecting other words, like, "Be, seem, appear, look, become, feel, smell). If you use adjectives after linking verb, they are called predicative adjectives.
5. Bring: bring to speaker, Take: take away from speaker. Come is like bring, go is like take.
6. Can (if something is possible) vs. may ( something is permissible). So May I go to bathroom more appropriate than Can I go to bathroom?
7. Capitol Building vs Capital
8. Compliment (praise) vs. Complement (pair with something)
10. i.e. (idest), that is, in other words, to a further clarification. e.g (exampli gratia), for example
11. Farther (physical distance ) vs. Further (metaphorical distance)
12. Woman (noun) vs. female (adj.)
13. Less with mass nouns vs. fewer with count nouns, but use less with hours, dollars, miles.
14. Hanged versus Hung.
Curtain were hung. People were hanged.
15. In line: means physically waiting in a row with other people, as Standing in line. Online: more often they are on the Internet.
16. it's = it has or it is its possessive form of it, like whose of who who's = who is or who has
17. May (likely to happen), might ( a stretch, might not happen)
18. Nauseous (induce nausea) vs. Nauseated (feel sick)
The nauseous fumes permeated the room.
The fumes were nauseating.
WE all felt nauseated.
19. past (noun) vs. passed (going by something)
That was in the past. We passed the store a mile ago
20. That (used in restrictive clause, without that clause will change meaning)
Which: nonrestrictive clause.
21. Who is for people, that is for things. But possessive form of both is whose
22. Lay (require a direct object) vs. Lie (recline, also tell an untruth) p49
Lie down on the sofa; Lay down your pencil.
Lay Laying Laid have laid
Lie Lying Lay Have lain
23 Misplaced Modifiers
Squiggly ate only chocolate. (eat nothing but chocolate)
Squiggly only ate chocolate. ( with chocolate was eat it, not buy it, melt. or sell it)
Aardvark almost failed every art classes. ( he stilled passed classed)
Aardvark failed almost every art classes. (only a few classed passed)
Chap4 Punctuation
24. Period: 1 or 2 spaces after a period. recommend 1 space.
F.B.I. (ok as FBI). acronym pronounced as words, NASA) vs Initialism(can not pronounced as words,FBI,CIA)
25. Semicolon; with conjunctive adverbs, such as "however, therefore, indeed"
Comma with Coordinating conjunction, such as "and, or, but"
26. Colon (:) vs Semicolon (;)
Colon : to introduce or define something
Semicolon: two clauses are related
Squiggly was fixated on something: chocolate. (Definition of what is fixated on)
Squiggly as fixated; he couldn't get his mind off chocolate.
27. Dash vs Hyphen
p96 There is no computer key for a dash, need to insert a dash as symbol. A hyphen is not a junior dash
Dash type: em dashes (wider) and en dashes (shorter)
hyphen: split a word at the end of a line, also join compound words.
28. Ellipses
3 dots; A space between the dots (typesetter and page designer use a thin space or nonbreaking space from getting spread over 2 lines; or use ellipse symbol); before and after Ellipses need space too (treat as a word)
space-period-space-period-space-period-space.
29. Asterisk
Usually refer to something at the bottom of the page; Mainly for commenting; replace letters in obscene words, h*ll, sh*t,
30. Quotation
use to surround direct quotations or spoken world; scare quotes or sneer quote to impart a sense of irony or disdain.
e.g. Politicians "care" about their constituents.
quote is not a shortened from of quotations.
I filled my notebook with quotations (not quotes) from The Daily Show.
31. Apostrophes
Omission in contractions (such as Can't for Cannot, that's for that is)
make a word possessive Aardvak's pencils
greengrocer's apostrophe (Banana's $1.50, should Bananas $1.50)
Rules of making possessive
a. Singular words the end with S, Kansas's statute, Kansas' statute (both ok)
b. Plural words the end with S, children's books, or Peeves' escape route (Peeves is plural
c. The Plural of a single Letter, p's, q's, a's, i's, u's (without ' it is easy to think as, is , us), this actually multiple p, q, a, i, u
d. Making abbreviations Plural, CD's meant multiple CDs (but no longer)
f. Compound Possession, if share the same thing, use one Apostrophes, otherwise two Apostrophes
Squiggly and Aardvark's beliefs (same beliefs)
Squiggly's and Aardvark's beliefs (different beliefs)
Chap7 Internet Intervention
32. Log in = Log on, Log out = Log off
33. Internet and Web should be capitalized first letter. p149
34. Avoid underling things for emphasis on websites , because underlining is the style for active hyperlinks on the Web.
35. Email rules
a. The subject line (should be appropriate
b. Dear John, / Hi, John. ( Hi John, common usage but not technically correct)
salutation Single Plural
Mister (Mr.) Messieurs (Messrs.)
Mrs. Mesdames (Mmes.) or Mses., Mss.
Miss Misses
In American English, a period is required after the abbreviations; in British English, no punctuation is required after abbreviations.
c. Sign off
Sincerely: formal
Cheers, later: informal
Live, Hugs, Yours Truly, Namaste: Intimate
d. P.S
P.S Post scriptum: mean "after writing". Traditionally used to add a thought after the writer has finished writing the main body.
CD 808.042 FOG
www.quickanddirtytips.com (free email newsletter)
For professional writers:
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Garner's Modern American Usage Bryan A. Garner
Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians
Punctuate It Right! by Harry Shaw
Style guide books:
The Associated Press Stylebook (for newspapers or magazines)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (research papers, Liberal arts, humanities)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association or American Medical Association Manual of Style ( research, science)
The Chicago Manual of Style University of Chicago Press (book authors, most comprehensive style guide)
Contests Website
1. 100-word stories
2. Writers weekly
3. Writer's Digest, weekly writing prompts
4. NaNoWriMo Nov is National Novel Writing Month
Proofreading tips
Make computer read to you (search for "text to speech")
auto-correct feature (if you always spell something wrong)
Spell checker.
1. A/An(indefinite article), the(definite article) a before constant sound, the as thuh, an before vowel sounds, the as thee.
2. Affect:verb, "to influence, to change" /effect( noun: a result)
3. Assure:to reassure someone or promise, ensure: to guarantee, insure to insurance
4. p14 feel bad (You are regretful) / feel badly: having trouble feeling with the numb figures. Same as I smell bad: you stink. I smell badly: you nose isn't working.
I went badly: I gave horrible speech. He behaviored badly: threw a fit.
because adjectives follow linking verbs. Adverbs modify action verbs.
p30 Good (adjective) vs. well(adverb)
How are you? I'm good vs. I'm well
I'm well "well used as a predicative adjective, meaning healthy". So it is more appropriate use I'm well after a long illness. I'm good describing yourself on generally good day.
action verb: using adverb modify verb. So as in "He runs well"
Linking verb: not about action but connecting other words, like, "Be, seem, appear, look, become, feel, smell). If you use adjectives after linking verb, they are called predicative adjectives.
5. Bring: bring to speaker, Take: take away from speaker. Come is like bring, go is like take.
6. Can (if something is possible) vs. may ( something is permissible). So May I go to bathroom more appropriate than Can I go to bathroom?
7. Capitol Building vs Capital
8. Compliment (praise) vs. Complement (pair with something)
10. i.e. (idest), that is, in other words, to a further clarification. e.g (exampli gratia), for example
11. Farther (physical distance ) vs. Further (metaphorical distance)
12. Woman (noun) vs. female (adj.)
13. Less with mass nouns vs. fewer with count nouns, but use less with hours, dollars, miles.
14. Hanged versus Hung.
Curtain were hung. People were hanged.
15. In line: means physically waiting in a row with other people, as Standing in line. Online: more often they are on the Internet.
16. it's = it has or it is its possessive form of it, like whose of who who's = who is or who has
17. May (likely to happen), might ( a stretch, might not happen)
18. Nauseous (induce nausea) vs. Nauseated (feel sick)
The nauseous fumes permeated the room.
The fumes were nauseating.
WE all felt nauseated.
19. past (noun) vs. passed (going by something)
That was in the past. We passed the store a mile ago
20. That (used in restrictive clause, without that clause will change meaning)
Which: nonrestrictive clause.
21. Who is for people, that is for things. But possessive form of both is whose
22. Lay (require a direct object) vs. Lie (recline, also tell an untruth) p49
Lie down on the sofa; Lay down your pencil.
Lay Laying Laid have laid
Lie Lying Lay Have lain
23 Misplaced Modifiers
Squiggly ate only chocolate. (eat nothing but chocolate)
Squiggly only ate chocolate. ( with chocolate was eat it, not buy it, melt. or sell it)
Aardvark almost failed every art classes. ( he stilled passed classed)
Aardvark failed almost every art classes. (only a few classed passed)
Chap4 Punctuation
24. Period: 1 or 2 spaces after a period. recommend 1 space.
F.B.I. (ok as FBI). acronym pronounced as words, NASA) vs Initialism(can not pronounced as words,FBI,CIA)
25. Semicolon; with conjunctive adverbs, such as "however, therefore, indeed"
Comma with Coordinating conjunction, such as "and, or, but"
26. Colon (:) vs Semicolon (;)
Colon : to introduce or define something
Semicolon: two clauses are related
Squiggly was fixated on something: chocolate. (Definition of what is fixated on)
Squiggly as fixated; he couldn't get his mind off chocolate.
27. Dash vs Hyphen
p96 There is no computer key for a dash, need to insert a dash as symbol. A hyphen is not a junior dash
Dash type: em dashes (wider) and en dashes (shorter)
hyphen: split a word at the end of a line, also join compound words.
28. Ellipses
3 dots; A space between the dots (typesetter and page designer use a thin space or nonbreaking space from getting spread over 2 lines; or use ellipse symbol); before and after Ellipses need space too (treat as a word)
space-period-space-period-space-period-space.
29. Asterisk
Usually refer to something at the bottom of the page; Mainly for commenting; replace letters in obscene words, h*ll, sh*t,
30. Quotation
use to surround direct quotations or spoken world; scare quotes or sneer quote to impart a sense of irony or disdain.
e.g. Politicians "care" about their constituents.
quote is not a shortened from of quotations.
I filled my notebook with quotations (not quotes) from The Daily Show.
31. Apostrophes
Omission in contractions (such as Can't for Cannot, that's for that is)
make a word possessive Aardvak's pencils
greengrocer's apostrophe (Banana's $1.50, should Bananas $1.50)
Rules of making possessive
a. Singular words the end with S, Kansas's statute, Kansas' statute (both ok)
b. Plural words the end with S, children's books, or Peeves' escape route (Peeves is plural
c. The Plural of a single Letter, p's, q's, a's, i's, u's (without ' it is easy to think as, is , us), this actually multiple p, q, a, i, u
d. Making abbreviations Plural, CD's meant multiple CDs (but no longer)
f. Compound Possession, if share the same thing, use one Apostrophes, otherwise two Apostrophes
Squiggly and Aardvark's beliefs (same beliefs)
Squiggly's and Aardvark's beliefs (different beliefs)
Chap7 Internet Intervention
32. Log in = Log on, Log out = Log off
33. Internet and Web should be capitalized first letter. p149
34. Avoid underling things for emphasis on websites , because underlining is the style for active hyperlinks on the Web.
35. Email rules
a. The subject line (should be appropriate
b. Dear John, / Hi, John. ( Hi John, common usage but not technically correct)
salutation Single Plural
Mister (Mr.) Messieurs (Messrs.)
Mrs. Mesdames (Mmes.) or Mses., Mss.
Miss Misses
In American English, a period is required after the abbreviations; in British English, no punctuation is required after abbreviations.
c. Sign off
Sincerely: formal
Cheers, later: informal
Live, Hugs, Yours Truly, Namaste: Intimate
d. P.S
P.S Post scriptum: mean "after writing". Traditionally used to add a thought after the writer has finished writing the main body.
April 28, 2020
I have a few grammar-type books ..which ostensibly help one distinguish between "affect" and "effect"....and similar difficult grammatical issues. But< I think, this book is really good. Mignon has a delightfully informal style and manages to inject a lot of common sense into her writing. She is also aware of differences between British and Americas usage, which is really helpful to me, in Australia, where we have somewhat of a hybrid system.
I'm reminded of my experience writing a Manual for the World Trade Organisation where they "generally follow British usage but, in many cases, follow American usage. My Editors were respectively, American and Canadian and I found myself conflicted with them in quite a few situations...sometimes over spelling an sometimes over usage. I guess in about 60% of the cases they bowed to my views and experience with British usage and in the balance I accepted their views. It was an amicable working arrangement and I appreciated their professionalism but it did enliven me to the fact that there were significant differences between the two styles.
Grammar Girl goes a lot further than just the traditional grammatical issues the trip people up and covers such things as usage on the internet (though I'm ignoring her advice here to capitalise "Internet"). And she has very useful advice about punctuation.......when to use a period at the end of a sentence or at the end of a web address. She also offers a lot of useful mnemonics for remembering correct usage. Overall, a very useful little book which, I hoping, my son might actually refer to from time to time. (I certainly will use it myself with my writing).
And, she is not too dogmatic and indicates where usage is evolving and is not shy about suggesting her own preferences where there is room for doubt.
Happy to award this book 5 stars.
I'm reminded of my experience writing a Manual for the World Trade Organisation where they "generally follow British usage but, in many cases, follow American usage. My Editors were respectively, American and Canadian and I found myself conflicted with them in quite a few situations...sometimes over spelling an sometimes over usage. I guess in about 60% of the cases they bowed to my views and experience with British usage and in the balance I accepted their views. It was an amicable working arrangement and I appreciated their professionalism but it did enliven me to the fact that there were significant differences between the two styles.
Grammar Girl goes a lot further than just the traditional grammatical issues the trip people up and covers such things as usage on the internet (though I'm ignoring her advice here to capitalise "Internet"). And she has very useful advice about punctuation.......when to use a period at the end of a sentence or at the end of a web address. She also offers a lot of useful mnemonics for remembering correct usage. Overall, a very useful little book which, I hoping, my son might actually refer to from time to time. (I certainly will use it myself with my writing).
And, she is not too dogmatic and indicates where usage is evolving and is not shy about suggesting her own preferences where there is room for doubt.
Happy to award this book 5 stars.
April 29, 2024
This book is exactly what it is called: quick and dirty tips for better writing. ✍🏻 I’d highly recommend it to writers, editors, teachers, professors, and anyone who has ever written an email.
It tackles big topics like punctuation, capitalization, and parts of speech in helpful, bite-sized sections. The author provides tips and tricks that are easy to memorize. I will be referring back to its appendix for many moons to come.
“Never let the fear of making mistakes keep you from writing. Just do your best. If you find that you are too intimidated while writing, forget about the rules in your first draft and go back over the piece later with a specific eye for grammar and usage rules.”
It tackles big topics like punctuation, capitalization, and parts of speech in helpful, bite-sized sections. The author provides tips and tricks that are easy to memorize. I will be referring back to its appendix for many moons to come.
“Never let the fear of making mistakes keep you from writing. Just do your best. If you find that you are too intimidated while writing, forget about the rules in your first draft and go back over the piece later with a specific eye for grammar and usage rules.”
February 26, 2023
Just fabulous! I am going to be listening to this audiobook over and over again! She goes through all the questions I ever had about grammar, punctuation and what to do about ending sentences with a hyperlink. (No period at the end. It looks wrong but ending with a period makes it so much worse. I knew that, but I didn't know what to do about it. I put a space after the hyperlink and then the period, but now I will simply end without a period) and more and more and more, all simply explained.
June 7, 2017
I like it. I like it a lot. The author reads the text. She is engaging and very nice to listen to. While got a linguist, I think her advise is reliable. This book is only 5 hours long, as opposed to the 12 hour course that I finished listening to yesterday. Now, THAT was a presentation of grammar, punctuation, and language history. It is a virtue that this book is less demanding than the Great Courses book. This book may be all you need, and it is plenty.
June 1, 2019
I’m a long time fan of the Grammar Girl podcast. This book is a distillation of the same accessible and non-judgmental guide to language usage. It was a great listen and I’m going to pick up a hard copy for quick referencing.
Regardless of your age or education, I highly recommend this book as a resource and reference to help improve your writing and settle grammar arguments. 👍🏽
Regardless of your age or education, I highly recommend this book as a resource and reference to help improve your writing and settle grammar arguments. 👍🏽
July 21, 2019
It was cute. I liked the audiobook, but I'm not sure that was the best format for this book, as you couldn't actually see her recommendations, though the author (who narrated the audiobook) did a great job pronouncing everything distinctly and spelling out homonyms when needed in the section on usage and commonly mistaken words.
I don't really "podcast" but I think if I ever try, I'll subscribe to hers.
I don't really "podcast" but I think if I ever try, I'll subscribe to hers.
February 12, 2024
Highly worth reading. I picked it up because I want to write better emails. I'll keep it nearby for reference going forward.
August 24, 2013
This book rates as two stars or four, depending on who you are. If you're an expert English grammarian, Mignon Fogarty's Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing isn't for you; what you need is H.W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage or Karen Elizabeth Gordon's The Transitive Vampire -- or both, really.
However, for hoi polloi grammar needs, Fogarty's slim volume does the trick. If you're stumped on when to use who and whom, further or farther, who's or whose; beset with misplaced modifiers galore, or befuddled by colons, semicolons and hyphens, Fogarty will set you straight without jargon, condescension, or obtuse writing. She makes it easy with mnemonics and other tricks. High-school and even many college students could do worse than add Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing to their pile of textbooks.
However, for hoi polloi grammar needs, Fogarty's slim volume does the trick. If you're stumped on when to use who and whom, further or farther, who's or whose; beset with misplaced modifiers galore, or befuddled by colons, semicolons and hyphens, Fogarty will set you straight without jargon, condescension, or obtuse writing. She makes it easy with mnemonics and other tricks. High-school and even many college students could do worse than add Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing to their pile of textbooks.
September 15, 2016
Not sure how you can make Grammar any more interesting than this. Lots of useful tips packed into one place along with helpful ways to remember the rules/usage. It feels a bit like a compilation of the podcast, but that isn't really a bad thing as the podcast is excellent.
June 23, 2020
I would recommend this book to everyone. Grammar can be stuffy and dense. Not to mention can bring out the snobs! But she's very accessible and doesn't try to be a replacement for the major style guides. She's giving quick helpful tips to make your writing more betterer (sorrynotsorry).
As Ms. Fogarty says, we're writing more in our daily lives than ever before. After the telephone hit the pause button on correspondence in the traditional sense, it morphed mightily into the digital realm. So we could all use a bit of help when it comes to grammar. Her biggest takeaway? It's all a matter of style.
Depending on which style manual you follow, MLA, Chicago, or a house style, little decisions are made a little differently. Her advice is pick one, if you have the choice. They're all constantly changing as the world changes and language changes to account for new uses and new words. Google wasn't a new word, but now it's used in not one but two new ways; a proper noun describing the company, and a verb describing the act of using the company's product (or any search engine for that matter).
Just because it's a matter of style and a style that changes over time at that, doesn't mean it isn't helpful. Grammar may be made up as we go along but we all subscribe to a certain set of usage rules and if you want to make yourself clear, you've gotta stick to 'em.
As Ms. Fogarty says, we're writing more in our daily lives than ever before. After the telephone hit the pause button on correspondence in the traditional sense, it morphed mightily into the digital realm. So we could all use a bit of help when it comes to grammar. Her biggest takeaway? It's all a matter of style.
Depending on which style manual you follow, MLA, Chicago, or a house style, little decisions are made a little differently. Her advice is pick one, if you have the choice. They're all constantly changing as the world changes and language changes to account for new uses and new words. Google wasn't a new word, but now it's used in not one but two new ways; a proper noun describing the company, and a verb describing the act of using the company's product (or any search engine for that matter).
Just because it's a matter of style and a style that changes over time at that, doesn't mean it isn't helpful. Grammar may be made up as we go along but we all subscribe to a certain set of usage rules and if you want to make yourself clear, you've gotta stick to 'em.
February 1, 2023
Practical, realistic grammar and usage guidance that's not overly strict. It explains what are rules, what are merely style issues, and differences between formal and informal writing.
I listened to the audiobook, but I should've read text, which would've been much easier to follow.
Notes
Dirty Words
You may use "between" when talking about distinct, individual items, even if there are more than 2. Use "among" when talking about items collectively.
"Bring" and "come" mean for something or someone to go to the speaker; "take" and "go" mean for something or someone to go away from the speaker.
"Capitol" refers to state or national capitol building (think of round rotunda). "Capital" refers to uppercase letters, wealth, or governmental cities.
Use "different from," not "different than." Think of f's in "different" and "f" in "from."
"Farther" refers to physical distance. Think of "far" which relates to physical distance. "Further" refers to metaphorical or figurative distance.
"Woman" is primarily a noun, but can also be an adjective. To decide if "woman" can be an adjective, substitute "man" and see if it makes sense. If it doesn't, use "female" instead.
You may answer, "I'm good" to "How are you?" "I'm well" means you're healthy.
Adjectives such as "good" and "bad" can only be used after linking verbs, not action verbs.
Use "like" when no verb follows. Use "as" when verb follows.
Use "may" when something is likely. Use "might" when something is unlikely (think of a mighty stretch).
Use "pleaded," not "pled."
It's OK to use "people" rather than "persons."
Use "that" before restrictive clause (clause that restricts noun), and "which" before everything else. To decide which to use, try removing word; removing "which" won't change meaning, but removing "that" will.
"Lay" requires direct object; "lie" doesn't. You lie down on a bed, but lay an object down. "Lay" is past tense of "lie"; remember with, "Yesterday down I lay."
Use "who" when referring to subject of clause, and "whom" when referring to object of clause. To decide which to use, see if question could be answered with "him." If it can, then "whom" is right choice.
Use "whoever" when talking about subject, and "whomever" when talking about object.
Grammar Girl on Grammar
To avoid using "he or she" or "they," rewrite sentence, making noun plural. If rewriting isn't possible, use "he or she" in formal writing. "They" as singular, gender-neutral pronoun is becoming more acceptable.
Keep modifiers as close as possible to word they modify (usually immediately before).
Subjunctive verb communicates feelings (wishfulness, hopefulness, imagination). It often follows "if" (e.g., "If I were a rich man …") and is followed by wishful words (e.g., "would," "could").
Let's Get It Started
Don't start sentence with "hopefully," as it can be seen as ignorant. Use "I hope" or "I'm hopeful" instead.
It's OK to start sentence with coordinating conjunction ("and," "but," "for").
In formal writing, don't start sentence with "however," "hopefully," conjunction ("and," "but," "for"), "because," or number.
Punch Up with Your Punctuation
When listing items that need commas (e.g., city and state), use semicolons to separate items.
Only use colons after statements that are complete sentences, not after fragments.
If colon can be replaced with "namely," it's probably the right place to use a colon.
Don't end sentence with "are:"; change to "are the following:".
In business letters, use colons, not commas after salutations.
Whether to capitalize word after colon is style issue. Don't capitalize if what follows colon isn't complete sentence. If what follows is complete sentence, you may (but don't have to) capitalize.
En dash ("-") is usually only used for number ranges; em dash ("—") is used within sentences.
Use hyphen when joining prefix to word that must be capitalized (e.g., "un-American"), joining letter to word (e.g., "X-ray"), writing numbers from "twenty-one" to "ninety-nine").
Put space on either side of ellipsis. If ellipsis is at end of sentence, put space between it and terminal punctuation.
If list items are complete sentences, or at least 1 list item is fragment followed by complete sentence, use normal terminal punctuation for list items. If list items are single words or fragments, you don't need to use terminal punctuation, but be consistent.
"Quote" is verb; "quotation" is noun.
If you put complete sentence in parentheses, and it's inside another complete sentence, don't capitalize parenthetical sentence or use terminal punctuation (unless it requires question mark or exclamation mark).
Style books differ about whether to include "s" after apostrophe when word ends in "s." If word ends in "es" sound (e.g., "Moses," "bridges"), or is classical name (e.g., "Jesus," "Zeus"), don't include "s" after apostrophe.
Make single letter plural by adding apostrophe and "s" (e.g., "p's and q's").
You don't need to use apostrophes to make abbreviations plural (e.g., "CDs").
If 2 people possess something together, put apostrophe and "s" after last name (e.g., "Aardvark and Squiggly's beliefs"). If 2 people possess something separately, put apostrophe and "s" after both names (e.g., "Aardvark's and Squiggly's beliefs").
Big and Tall
Capitalize "Earth" when its listed with other planets, or in astronomical context. Don't need to capitalize it elsewhere.
Capitalization of titles is a style issue. Fogarty recommends 1st letter of prepositions over 3 letters long and every noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, subordinating conjunction.
Capitalize official titles (titles that come before names and are part of title) (e.g., "President Aardvark"). Don't capitalize descriptors (titles that come after names, or sometimes before) (e.g., "Aardvark, president of Seattle," "Seattle president Aardvark").
I listened to the audiobook, but I should've read text, which would've been much easier to follow.
Notes
Dirty Words
You may use "between" when talking about distinct, individual items, even if there are more than 2. Use "among" when talking about items collectively.
"Bring" and "come" mean for something or someone to go to the speaker; "take" and "go" mean for something or someone to go away from the speaker.
"Capitol" refers to state or national capitol building (think of round rotunda). "Capital" refers to uppercase letters, wealth, or governmental cities.
Use "different from," not "different than." Think of f's in "different" and "f" in "from."
"Farther" refers to physical distance. Think of "far" which relates to physical distance. "Further" refers to metaphorical or figurative distance.
"Woman" is primarily a noun, but can also be an adjective. To decide if "woman" can be an adjective, substitute "man" and see if it makes sense. If it doesn't, use "female" instead.
You may answer, "I'm good" to "How are you?" "I'm well" means you're healthy.
Adjectives such as "good" and "bad" can only be used after linking verbs, not action verbs.
Use "like" when no verb follows. Use "as" when verb follows.
Use "may" when something is likely. Use "might" when something is unlikely (think of a mighty stretch).
Use "pleaded," not "pled."
It's OK to use "people" rather than "persons."
Use "that" before restrictive clause (clause that restricts noun), and "which" before everything else. To decide which to use, try removing word; removing "which" won't change meaning, but removing "that" will.
"Lay" requires direct object; "lie" doesn't. You lie down on a bed, but lay an object down. "Lay" is past tense of "lie"; remember with, "Yesterday down I lay."
Use "who" when referring to subject of clause, and "whom" when referring to object of clause. To decide which to use, see if question could be answered with "him." If it can, then "whom" is right choice.
Use "whoever" when talking about subject, and "whomever" when talking about object.
Grammar Girl on Grammar
To avoid using "he or she" or "they," rewrite sentence, making noun plural. If rewriting isn't possible, use "he or she" in formal writing. "They" as singular, gender-neutral pronoun is becoming more acceptable.
Keep modifiers as close as possible to word they modify (usually immediately before).
Subjunctive verb communicates feelings (wishfulness, hopefulness, imagination). It often follows "if" (e.g., "If I were a rich man …") and is followed by wishful words (e.g., "would," "could").
Let's Get It Started
Don't start sentence with "hopefully," as it can be seen as ignorant. Use "I hope" or "I'm hopeful" instead.
It's OK to start sentence with coordinating conjunction ("and," "but," "for").
In formal writing, don't start sentence with "however," "hopefully," conjunction ("and," "but," "for"), "because," or number.
Punch Up with Your Punctuation
When listing items that need commas (e.g., city and state), use semicolons to separate items.
Only use colons after statements that are complete sentences, not after fragments.
If colon can be replaced with "namely," it's probably the right place to use a colon.
Don't end sentence with "are:"; change to "are the following:".
In business letters, use colons, not commas after salutations.
Whether to capitalize word after colon is style issue. Don't capitalize if what follows colon isn't complete sentence. If what follows is complete sentence, you may (but don't have to) capitalize.
En dash ("-") is usually only used for number ranges; em dash ("—") is used within sentences.
Use hyphen when joining prefix to word that must be capitalized (e.g., "un-American"), joining letter to word (e.g., "X-ray"), writing numbers from "twenty-one" to "ninety-nine").
Put space on either side of ellipsis. If ellipsis is at end of sentence, put space between it and terminal punctuation.
If list items are complete sentences, or at least 1 list item is fragment followed by complete sentence, use normal terminal punctuation for list items. If list items are single words or fragments, you don't need to use terminal punctuation, but be consistent.
"Quote" is verb; "quotation" is noun.
If you put complete sentence in parentheses, and it's inside another complete sentence, don't capitalize parenthetical sentence or use terminal punctuation (unless it requires question mark or exclamation mark).
Style books differ about whether to include "s" after apostrophe when word ends in "s." If word ends in "es" sound (e.g., "Moses," "bridges"), or is classical name (e.g., "Jesus," "Zeus"), don't include "s" after apostrophe.
Make single letter plural by adding apostrophe and "s" (e.g., "p's and q's").
You don't need to use apostrophes to make abbreviations plural (e.g., "CDs").
If 2 people possess something together, put apostrophe and "s" after last name (e.g., "Aardvark and Squiggly's beliefs"). If 2 people possess something separately, put apostrophe and "s" after both names (e.g., "Aardvark's and Squiggly's beliefs").
Big and Tall
Capitalize "Earth" when its listed with other planets, or in astronomical context. Don't need to capitalize it elsewhere.
Capitalization of titles is a style issue. Fogarty recommends 1st letter of prepositions over 3 letters long and every noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, subordinating conjunction.
Capitalize official titles (titles that come before names and are part of title) (e.g., "President Aardvark"). Don't capitalize descriptors (titles that come after names, or sometimes before) (e.g., "Aardvark, president of Seattle," "Seattle president Aardvark").
June 20, 2016
Mignon Fogarty uses humor and useful grammar tips in helping the average person learn basic grammar skills that they may have forgotten or never known because their teacher failed to teach it to them in an effective way.
My grammar is questionable at times but I enjoy listening to Grammar Girl's podcast, reading her emails and even following her on twitter daily. I've been listening to her podcast for 2 years so when I read she was writing a book, I KNEW I had to have it in my hands.
Please follow Mignon Fogarty on twitter here http://twitter.com/grammargirl and learn something new everyday with her.
If I have some grammar errors in this review please mind me but I am writing this review at 1:42 AM EST but I promised to do this for Mignon for her birthday. Yay! March 16 is Grammar Girl Day for me! [Lame excuse but oh well:]
My grammar is questionable at times but I enjoy listening to Grammar Girl's podcast, reading her emails and even following her on twitter daily. I've been listening to her podcast for 2 years so when I read she was writing a book, I KNEW I had to have it in my hands.
Please follow Mignon Fogarty on twitter here http://twitter.com/grammargirl and learn something new everyday with her.
If I have some grammar errors in this review please mind me but I am writing this review at 1:42 AM EST but I promised to do this for Mignon for her birthday. Yay! March 16 is Grammar Girl Day for me! [Lame excuse but oh well:]
July 1, 2010
This was such an excellent reference for all those oft-forgotten bits of proper English writing that I am going to have to buy it.
Ms. Fogarty teaching methods are light, easy and entertaining, but thorough enough that I thing I'm actally going to remember most of them.
Ultimately, this is a great little book to check yourself on word and puctuality usage. It answered a few questions that I'd always wondered about when it comes to writing as well as letting the reader/writer know that some of the rules have changed with time.
Ms. Fogarty teaching methods are light, easy and entertaining, but thorough enough that I thing I'm actally going to remember most of them.
Ultimately, this is a great little book to check yourself on word and puctuality usage. It answered a few questions that I'd always wondered about when it comes to writing as well as letting the reader/writer know that some of the rules have changed with time.
March 29, 2011
This is light, funny and very helpful. It's not for those who want an in-depth explanation or hard and fast rules for everything, but if you want guidance for some of the knottier grammar and punctuation issues that writer's encounter, check it out!
December 26, 2013
A humorous take on proper grammar and ways in which one might employ mind tricks to remember basic rules and usage. More of a grammar primer than a style guide. I considered just giving it a star rating and skipping the review lest I showcase my less than stellar grammar usage.
April 6, 2016
I listen to Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty, every chance I get. Her podcast is great.
This book has been very helpful. I'll return to it often.
I enjoyed Squiggly and Aardvark. It's a great way to illustrate points.
If you want to brush up on your grammar, then this book is for you.
This book has been very helpful. I'll return to it often.
I enjoyed Squiggly and Aardvark. It's a great way to illustrate points.
If you want to brush up on your grammar, then this book is for you.
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