Grammar has finally let its hair down! Unlike uptight grammar books that overwhelm us with every single grammar rule, Kiss My Asterisk is like a bikini: it’s fun, flirty, and covers only the most important bits. Its lessons, which are 100 percent free of complicated grammar jargon, have been carefully selected to include today’s most common, noticeable errorsthe ones that confuse our readers or … readers or make them wonder if we are, in fact, smarter than a fifth grader. What is the proper use of an apostrophe? When should an ellipsis be used instead of an em dash? Why do we capitalize President Obama but not the president”? And why is that question mark placed outside of the end quote?
Author Jenny Baranick is an English professor whose students can’t believe she’s actually that into grammar. Upon experiencing the joys of grammar at an early age, raising grammar awareness became Jenny’s raison d’être. By spreading her remarkably user-friendly and hilarious approach to grammar, she hopes everyone will experience the satisfaction of a properly placed comma, a precisely used semicolon, and a correctly deployed en dash.
Kiss My Asterisk shows grammar as it’s never been seen before: uncomplicated, laugh-out-loud funny, and, dare we say, a little risqué.
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By far the most entertaining grammar/punctuation book I have encountered. It is not only a great resource on common writing errors, but is fun to read and easy to remember.
Currently reading. Good book to use as a reference
The author has a unique talent for making grammar fun and funny. The associated stories make it so easy to remember her rules of grammar. Felt more like a conversation with a friend in a coffee shop than reading a book. Very talented and knowledgeable writer. Hated ending the read!
It is an amazing book. It is not at all what I thought. I was expecting a boring book about grammar , parts of speech and all the other things that go along with writing well . But this book kept me laughing and excited to learn what else the author had for me. I love this book if you need help with grammar pick this up, it is great,
Makes learning proper punctuation fun. Women will particularly enjoy the humorous stories and anecdotes.
Fun grammar review, for adults, that is.