Grammar Girl's 101 Troublesome Words You'll Master in No Time

by Fogarty, Mignon

• ISBN13: 9780312573478
• ISBN10: 0312573472
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-03
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

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 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabularyone troublesome word at a time. Do you run a "gauntlet" or "gantlet"? Do you choose "between" or "among" more than two things? How many way arethere to spell Chanukah, and which is correct? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains 101 troublesome words defined and decoded so they'll never trouble you again. Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from historic luminaries such as Benjamin Franklin and Louisa May Alcott, as well as contemporary notables such as David Sedaris and JK Rowling, this highly-useable guidebook gives you the tools to speak and write correctly at any occasion, setting you up for a lifetime of success.

Author Biography

Mignon Fogarty, the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips Network, is also the author of the New York Times bestselling GRAMMAR GIRL'S QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS FOR BETTER WRITING and THE GRAMMAR DEVOTIONAL.  Her straightforward, bite-sized tips on grammar have led to features in the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and an appearance on Oprah. She lives in Reno, Nevada.