Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again (Quick & Dirty Tips)

Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again (Quick & Dirty Tips)

Mignon Fogarty
$10.00
Publication Date: July 5th, 2011
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN:
9780312573379
Pages:
128
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Description

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 30 million times. After realizing her fans were asking the same questions over and over, Mignon decided to focus her attention on those words that continuously confound the masses. In Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again, you'll learn:
- When you should use affect and when effect is right
- Whether you should you say purposely or purposefully
- The difference between hilarious and hysterical

Packed with clear explanations, fun quotations showing the word used in context, and the quick and dirty memory tricks Mignon is known for, this friendly reference guide ends the confusion once and for all and helps you speak and write with confidence.

About the Author

MIGNON FOGARTY is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. She is a five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards, an inductee of the Podcasting Hall of Fame, a New York Times bestselling author, and the former chair of media entrepreneurship in the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada. She has appeared as a guest expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show, and she currently lives in California with her husband, Patrick. Visit her website at QuickAndDirtyTips.com to sign up for her free email newsletter and podcast.

Praise for Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again (Quick & Dirty Tips)

“For anyone who writes, whether blogs or greeting cards, and anyone who speaks in public ... this book should be in your reference library!” —City Book Review

“The book's tips will help increase SAT scores and will come in handy when writing papers or college entrance essays. You will find Fogarty's style to be warm, humorous, and accessible. Become a confident writer and speaker. You won't just sound smarter, you'll be smarter!” —Portland Book Review

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