Improving reading skills boosts self-esteem, opens up the world, enables informed decision making, and brings forth all kinds of new opportunities. There are still many people in the United States and the world who are struggling with literacy. One of my goals is to promote literacy and put books in the hands of everyone who wants to read. I book-speak with friends, family, coworkers, and anyone who will pause long enough to listen. I can be found all over the web blogging about books, food, fiction, family, friends and felines. I read a wide variety of genres, and I regularly post reviews at, Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Library Thing, Google Plus, LinkedIn, and other sites.
I am a lifelong bookworm, and I became an online reviewer and blogger through my great love of all things books. She also has a Facebook alter ego named Captain Grammar Pants with over 60,000 followers. She is currently teaching “Projects in Advanced Musical
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Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them) ( ) with She isĭelighted to announce the publication of her new book, titled English In Olympia, Washington, where she has taught since 1991. Sean Williams teaches ethnomusicology, Irish Studies, and Asian Studies at The Evergreen State College The book's smaller size makes it conveniently portable, and just like a suitcase packed by an expert traveler, it contains a large amount of necessities fitted into a compact space. There are "cheat sheets" for punctuation and parts of speech, a glossary, and and a list of fifty substitutions that cut over-long phrases down to one concise word. Divided into sections such as: "Grammar Goofs", "Punctuation Saves Lives", "Word To The Wise", and "High Style", the book presents information in an easily-accessible and entertaining manner. Author Sean Williams teaches-not preaches-and you will enjoy refreshing your writing and word skills. MY REVIEW: "English Grammar: 100 Tragically Common Mistakes (and How to Correct Them)" is a very helpful and well-organized guide to proper grammar and punctuation. Write with style-Make a good (and grammatically correct) impression with every sentence you pen using these easy writing hacks and suggestions.Įveryone makes mistakes-but with this English grammar guide you’ll make a lot fewer of them.gender, its and it’s, whose and who’s, the list goes on… Word mix-ups-Learn the difference between common word misuses like sex vs.Sentences, possessive pronouns with gerunds, dangling modifiers and Designed for fast reference, thisīook makes it easy to avoid the most cringe-worthy mistakes in theĮnglish language-and maybe even make your grade school grammar teacherįalling into the most common traps with guidelines for incomplete Nagging grammar question, pick up this practical guide and write with Misplaced modifiers or dreaded double negatives. Are the days when you worry about embarrassing yourself with pesky