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

Name: Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares How to Avoid Unplanned and Unwanted Grammar Errors
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ISBN: 9781616083700

ISBN-10: 1616083700

ISBN-13: 9781616083700

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jenny Baranick

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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: it’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 today’s most common, noticeable errors—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 the president? And why is that question mark placed outside of the end…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Jenny Baranick teaches English composition, critical thinking, and a remedial English class called Writing Skills at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Consistently shocked at the poor grammar of her students, in January 2010, Jenny started her popular Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares blog.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Confidence Is Sexy



Know Thyself: Spelling



It's Complicated: One Word, Two Words, or Three Words



Quality Control: Words That Don't Make the Grade



Missed Periods: Run-on Sentences



More Than a Feeling: Commas



I Do: Apostrophes



Drumroll, Please: Colons



Goldilocks and the Three Bars: En Dashes, Em Dashes, and Hyphens



The Scarlet Punctuation Mark: The Ellipsis



Mary Ann or Ginger: Punctuation with Quotation Marks



That's Hot: Capitalization



Freudian Slip: Using You



How Old Do You Think I Am?: Numbers



Keepin' It Real: Grammar Myth Busting



Avoid Premature Ejaculation: Email Etiquette



Looks Matter: Formatting Academic Papers, Letters, and Rï¿½sumï¿½s



Textual Healing: Proofreading


Answer Key


References


Index