Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart bookcover

Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart

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Description

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 vocabulary—one smart word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart.

Are you often stumped for the perfect way to say or write something? Do you find yourself using the same words over and over? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains 101 words that will enhance your writing, adding nuance, subtlety, and insight. Using these words in speeches, you'll sound confident and articulate—a skill that will benefit you for years to come.

Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from historic luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Charlotte Bronte as well as contemporary notables such as Dave Eggers and Rowan Atkinson, this highly useable guidebook gives you the ability to speak and write eloquently at any occasion, setting you up for a lifetime of success.

Product Details

PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
Publish DateNovember 08, 2011
Pages128
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780312573461
Dimensions7.2 X 4.9 X 0.4 inches | 0.2 pounds
BISAC Categories: Reference, Education

About the Author

MIGNON FOGARTY is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network. She is a five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards, an inductee of the Podcasting Hall of Fame, a New York Times bestselling author, and the former chair of media entrepreneurship in the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada. She has appeared as a guest expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show, and she currently lives in California with her husband, Patrick. Visit her website at Quick And Dirty Tips to sign up for her free email newsletter and podcast.

Reviews

“For anyone who writes; whether blogs or greeting cards, and anyone who speaks in public ... this book should be in your reference library!” —City Book Review

“A very cute little book and a perfect stocking stuffer!...Recommended for the aspiring writer in your life!” —Booking Mama

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