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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

By: Mignon Fogarty
Narrated by: Mignon Fogarty
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Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. More than seven million episodes have now been downloaded, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on Oprah and appeared on the pages of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.

With the trademark wit, warmth, and approachability that the
podcasts are known for, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing covers the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers. From "between vs. among" and "although vs. while" to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Chock full of tips on style, business writing, and effective e-mailing, Grammar Girl's latest audiobook should be heard by every communicator.

 Communication & Social Skills Personal Development Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing English Grammar
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Critic reviews

“Advice is delivered in a witty, gracious manner with the clever use of mnemonics that make the audio delivery especially effective.” —AudioFile

“Podcast star Fogarty's witty collection is popcorn for the brain.” —O, The Oprah Magazine, named one of four "terrific audiobooks"

“One of the Best Audiobooks of 2007” —iTunes on the audiobook page, for Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips to Clean Up Your Writing

“Delightfully droll...Grammar Girl gives clear explanations with helpful examples.” —Los Angeles Times

“At the root of all her success, of course, is a true love of language and grammar.” —The Arizona Republic

“Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing is enthusiastically recommended for professional writers of all walks of life, from high school students crafting essays to college students working on Ph.Ds to prospective novel writers, nonfiction writers, journalists, newspaper columnists and much more.” —The Midwest Book Review
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Easy to follow and great explanations. Would skip the web convention part but everything else is well done.

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If you could sum up Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing in three words, what would they be?

educational, fun, useful.

What about Mignon Fogarty’s performance did you like?

Her sense of humour seeping through her performance.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This is a grammar book, it is not aimed at 'moving' the reader, but to educate; which it does.

Any additional comments?

This is a worthwhile book to get to know. It certainly will improve your language skills.

interesting story

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It is very useful, especially the chapter about the writing style. However, one chapter is too long. I wish that chapter was divided so easy to control (go back or skip) the chapter.

Useful, but...

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