From the Publisher
PRAISE FOR Grammar Girl:
One of iTunes’s Best Classic Audio Podcasts for 2008 and 2009!
"One of the Best Audiobooks of 2007"—iTunes on the audiobook page
“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
DEC 07/JAN 08 - AudioFile
Grammar Girl,” aka Mignon Fogarty, addresses 24 common communication errors under three broad topics: word choice (“affect” or “effect”), punctuation (colon or semicolon), and usage (“its” or “it's”). She may be an expert editor and grammarian, but she’s a poor narrator. Her pace is fast, offering no variation in tempo or tone and no processing time for the listener. Her mnemonics range from the somewhat useful to downright confusing. The music introducing the program and providing transitions between topics is jarring — too loud and grating on the ear. Since Fogarty’s expertise is written communication, a book would be more useful than this audio, which induces a battle between confusion with the objective, boredom with the material, and exhaustion with the pace. N.E.M. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
