Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Againhttp://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Grammar-Girls-101-Misused-Words-Youll-Never-Confuse-Again-Mignon-Fogarty/9780312573379
Nearly everyone has trouble remembering the difference between 'affect' and 'effect', whether it's 'supposedly' or 'supposably', or which form of 'hear' you use in 'Hear, hear!' (Or is it 'Here, here!'?). Each word pair entry contains a straightforward explanation - complete with examples - to ensure (or is it 'insure'?) readers will be confidently choosing 'who' over 'whom' or 'uninterested' over 'disinterested' with ease. Alongside these usage notes will be fun tidbits including famous quotes, sample crossword entries, and the memory tricks "Grammar Girl" is known for.
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"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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Grammar Girl has a knack for putting the most useful information from dictionaries and style guides together into one fun-to-read place. I teach English and would love to require (or give) this book to each student (not to mention most of my friends and family members).
Even if you think you have a firm grasp on easily confused words (capital/capitol, hone/home, trooper/trouper), you might find that you're wrong. Grammar Girl gives enough background on the words to help you understand why the words are often confused and then even offers tips for how to prevent mixing them up again. (Take "trouper," for example. So many people spell it "trooper" when they mean "trouper," and Grammar Girl explains that the expression "What a trouper" comes from when an actor [a member of a troupe] nails a particularly tough role. That is why it should be "trouper," not "trooper" in that context. Neat, huh?)
Keep in mind that you can't count on spell and grammar check to catch these errors in usage, especially if the words mixed up are the same part of speech, so this small, handy book belongs in every writer's desk and every student's backpack. Parents, use this (and Grammar Girl's other Quick and Dirty Tips books, such as Grammar Girl's 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know) to quiz your kids at the dinner table. These books are small, inexpensive, fun, useful, and portable.
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