Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the meanings and proper usage of frequently troublesome words, such as addicting and addictive, African American and Black, alternate and alternative, and others.
For beginners to advanced students, this warm and witty guide to writing includes a writing style chapter and a guide to writing everything from school papers to letters to e-mails.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the meanings and proper usage of frequently confused words, such as affect and effect, and sit and set, and includes memorization tips.
Lists and defines one hundred and one words that the author--Mignon Fogarty, the "Grammar Girl"--considers to be essential for high school graduates to know, ranging from "ad hominem" to "Yiddish.".
The creator of Grammar Girl podcast presents her guide to a better understanding of English grammar, and features solutions to common and more curious questions, such as comma splices and misplaced modifiers, and discusses other related topics.
