Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again (Quick & Dirty Tips)

Great for anyone needing clarification on word explanations. I find it very useful.

Unfortunately, even if I could give this away to all of them, what are the chances they'd read it? That's the problem. This is actually for those people who really do give a darn how they use words. And, hey, maybe forget about the students. I think this should be handed out to all those wannabe authors who put out those cheapie e-books that I have been gullible enough to order for my Kindle.This book is not all-inclusive. How can it be when it's only 101 misused words? But it does have some of my really big peeves: lie v. lay/ loose v. lose/ peak, peek, and pique/ affect v. effect/ complement v. compliment/ compose v. comprise, and more. One missing pair that really needed to be included but is not is "discrete v. discreet", but you can't have everything, I suppose.And it's fun to read, written with a sense of humor and with clear explanations. Oh, if only this could get more people to care that you lay down the law but you lie down on your bed.

An easy read with very crucial information. Grammar Girl does not disappoint. I've enjoyed her emails for months now and the book is just as good. It's a great coffee table book for guests to flip through and who knows, maybe even learn something.

I very much enjoyed reading this book. It has a bunch of details about things you may well have come across in the past, but forgotten. I would say this is an excellent book for anyone who likes writing or is studying anything that involves putting words together for the English speaking world. I would recommend this book to anyone. Even just for something to read as entertainment, It's a great choice. I really enjoyed it. Top pick.

Grammar Girl does it again. I've always loved her clarity and the real world examples that she provides in her blog and her publications.101 Misused Words is exactly what it sounds like except I think the "101" part might be more of an estimate. I think she covers more than that.This book is an A-Z list commonly misunderstood and abused words.If you're a nerd like me, you'll probably be happy to read this book from cover to cover.Otherwise, browse through the contents to see what's included and then keep this book as a desktop reference.One note on the Kindle version (which is how I purchased this title): The Kindle is really good for novels and publications that just contain long flows of text. I expected trouble with a book like this, because the paper version of the book includes lots of formatting and visual queues to help make her point. I was pleasantly surprised by the creative formatting in this Kindle version. I didn't see any of the usual Kindle formatting problems. Well done Grammar Girl!!!

So many, many people need this book. Flesh out vs. flush out. Because of vs. due to. Reign vs. rein (I see that used wrong all the time).I admit, this book has been living in my bathroom for a long time, so I can flesh out my vocabulary while flushing... Anyway, great word choices, great examples that help me to remember... Every writer and blogger and Tweeter should buy this book.

This book is helpful, fun to read and easy to understand. The author has selected many words that are commonly misused. I thumbed through it and stopped to read about 10 of the entries thoroughly. The word distinctions include tricks to help in remembering which word is appropriate for the situation. Since I am surrounded by poor usage and grammar I sometimes question myself and can use this as a resource. HOWEVER, the author only addresses three out five of the most frequently misused word pairs I hear and read: I/me, sit/set, lie/lay. The one I see most often is then/than. I have difficulty with was/were usage ("If I were...") and hoped the book would cover that. Perhaps the author is literate enough to assume most people understand these distinctions. I think this book should be "103 Words..." (at least).

I discovered Ms. Fogarty during a Google for help and like her approach to the answers she gives. You actually stand some chance of remembering the rule because of how she explains it. This is a handy reference too. Surprising how many are misused or confused and if you have extra time, see how many errors you can catch during a news broadcast. ;)

affect/effectなど発音・スペリングが似ていて英語の母語話者が取り違えやすい、ペアを101集めて解説した書。論争語法として最も有名なのはregardless/ irregardlessであろうか。これはregardless に余分なir-が付いたもので、その理由はirrelevant, irrespective, irresistibleなどの類推とされる。もちろん標準語法として確立しているのはregardless である。lay/lieは日本人が取り違えることはまずないだろう。日本の英語教育では自動詞・他動詞の区別が徹底しているし、訳語でもlay(横たえる)/lie(横たわる）と覚えているからである。しかし英米人はこの区別ができない人が少なくない。評者の知り合いの米国人もどうしても自信が持てなくて、メールを書くときには必ず辞書を引いて確かめると言っている。著者のFogartyは自動詞・他動詞の区別の一助として次の例文を暗記することを勧めている：Hens lie down to lay eggs.ネイティブスピーカーの弱点？を知る上で読んで楽しい小辞典である。

If you're looking at this book, you care about writing correctly. Buy it! It's funny and comprehensive, and gives several ways to remember the correct usage of words so you won't make the same mistakes over and over again. I keep this at work and coworkers regularly ask to borrow it.

Great book. Goes by usually by pairs/groups of words and says for example "Affect means... Effect means... if you mean A say affect, if you mean B, use effect...." it makes it clear and easy to remember. - and gives you a tip to help you remember.This book is good for anyone who writes, as you can avoid the embarrassment of he wrong word. Good for students (12+) - younger students might not have the vocabulary to understand the explanations nut older students wold find it easier to develop good word usages rather than learning after errors. Essential book for any University student or anyone who works with the written word or and teacher/ presenter.The only thing that would have improved it was some cartoons (some of the explanations really would lend to them quite easily)Put your name on the hardcopy version.... it will get nicked.

It's been an impulse buy for one of my students, it helps English learners consolidate their vocabulary knowledge through comparative examples.

Awesome read during my daily commute. Great addition to her other books.