From the bestselling author of Woe Is I: A guide to grammar fundamentals thatโs sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funnyโ (The Seattle Times).
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Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great American Novel, a grounding in grammar, spelling, and punctuation is essentialโnot just to make you look like a professional but to communicate effectively in emails, essays, or anything you need to write.
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This painless, practical book is filled with short, snappy chapters, crystal-clear examples, and a โplayful sense of humorโ (The New York Times Book Review)โcovering everything from โPronoun Pileupsโ and โVerbs That Zingโ to โWhat to Do When Youโre Stuck.โ With these simple, straightforward tips, you can learn how to sort your thoughts and make sentences that make sense.
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โStudents writing papers, employees preparing reports, and those who just want to be understood in print may benefit from this fun-to-use answer to Strunk and White. OโConnor uses humor as she takes apart sentences and their parts and shows how each element is used effectively.โ โBooklist