Synopses for Grammar for People Who Hate Rules

Communication skills are valued in every field and in every position. Yet in
today’s digital world, shortcuts can lead to grammar mistakes that last forever.
Grammar for People Who Hate Rules is packed with easy-to-follow word and
punctuation tips to help readers avoid common errors. It’s the perfect resource
for improving writing and speaking at school, at work — everywhere that clear
communication matters.
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Brief Summary:
Writing and speaking well opens doors. Grammar for People Who Hate Rules helps
readers use language with authority and confidence.
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Short Synopsis:
Today’s digital-age shortcuts don’t foster elegant prose. Whether applied in an
office or classroom setting, the Killer Tips in this book serve as a reminder of
basics forgotten from English class. It will help readers avoid common errors and
master how today’s Standard English should look and sound.
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Medium Synopsis:
We’re judged by the way we write and speak, yet today’s digital-age shortcuts
don’t foster elegant prose. Whether in a business or an academic setting, the
Killer Tips and examples in this straightforward book will refresh readers on
grammar basics from English class. Grammar for People Who Hate Rules helps
readers avoid common errors and brings them up–to-date on how today’s
Standard English should look and sound, all without complex, arcane rules.
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Long Synopsis:
Grammar for People Who Hate Rules will help anyone who has ever worried
that an email to a client might have embarrassing grammar mistakes … that a
report for the boss won’t meet expectations … that a professor will find fault
with a mid-term paper.

Communication skills are valued everywhere, regardless of the field or position.

But arcane rules or trying to figure out how to diagram a sentence don’t
necessarily help develop grammar mastery. The tips in this book, a
straightforward guide to many of today’s common word and punctuation errors,
enable readers to make the right choices. It’s not meant to be an explanation of
every grammar puzzle, and it doesn’t expound on terms such as subordinating
conjunction for the dependent clause.

What it does provide are short, easy-to-follow tips and examples about which
word to choose, when to insert a comma, what to capitalize — and more.

English grammar and usage can be confusing! Even the best writers sometimes
pause to consider word and punctuation choices:

• Which is it: lay or lie … me or I … that or who … titled or entitled?

• Should the names of seasons be capitalized?

• When does a sentence need a comma?

• Would an interrobang work here?

• Should book titles, plays or websites have quotation marks?

Bonus tips cover writing effective emails as well as gracious ways to express and
accept thanks, courtesies sometimes lost in today’s world of shortcuts and casual
communication. And there’s a list of basic parts of speech used in everyday
language.

As a wrap-up, three quizzes provide even more examples and a chance to review
and test knowledge.

Grammar for People Who Hate Rules is an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide — a

perfect resource for getting today’s English grammar right. It will help pave the
way to success at work, at school, or anywhere clear communication is valued.
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