Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares: How to Avoid

Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares: How to Avoid Unplanned and Unwanted Grammar Errors

Grammar has finally let its hair down! Unlike uptight grammar books that overwhelm us with every single grammar rule, Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares is like a bikini: itâ€™s fun, flirty, and covers only the most important bits. Its lessons, which are 100 percent free of complicated grammar jargon, have been carefully selected to include todayâ€™s most common, noticeable errorsâ€”the ones that confuse our readers or make them wonder if we are, in fact, smarter than a fifth grader. What is the proper use of an apostrophe? When should an ellipsis be used instead of an em dash? Why do we capitalize President Obama but not â€œthe presidentâ€? And why is that question mark placed outside of the end quote?

Author Jenny Baranick is an English professor whose students canâ€™t believe sheâ€™s actually that into grammar. Upon experiencing the joys of grammar at an early age, raising grammar awareness became Jennyâ€™s raison d'Ãªtre. By spreading her remarkably user-friendly and hilarious approach to grammar, she hopes everyone will experience the satisfaction of a properly placed comma, a precisely used semicolon, and a correctly deployed en dash.

Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares shows grammar as itâ€™s never been seen before: uncomplicated, laugh-out-loud funny, and, dare we say, a little risquÃ©.
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2012-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781616083700

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2012-09-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781616083700

Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares: How to Avoid Unplanned and Unwanted Grammar Errors

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