This latest guide in Mignon Fogarty’s series of “Quick and Dirty Tips”,Grammar Girl’s 101 Troublesome Words You’ll Master in No Time is a must-have for grammar snobs and for those looking to improve their usage.  Do you know the difference,for example,between addictive and addicting?  Which is correct:  lighted or lit?  Does biweekly mean twice a week or once every two weeks?  When do you capitalize the word “earth”?  Is it who or whom?  You and I or you and me?  The answers to all of these “troublesome” grammar faux pas and more can be found in this book.

Fogarty takes 101 oft-used (and oft-confused) words and phrases,breaks down “What’s the Trouble” with each one,explains why and/or when the confusion occurs,and then outlines “What Should You Do”.  She explains each rule in concise and easy to digest language so the reader is sure to understand.  She also illustrates where things are technically grammatically correct one way but commonly accepted in every-day speech another way,or more formal one way but perfectly correct another,or correct different ways in different countries.  Where Fogarty really shines,though,is in her examples.  She liberally quotes from books,newspapers,movies and TV shows,both classic and modern,from all parts of the taste spectrum.  A Buddhist saying shows us “lighted” and “lit” are interchangeable,while Penny correctly uses “you and me” in a conversation with Sheldon from the TV show The Big Bang Theory.  The 101 words are alphabetized for easy searching and illustrated with amusing cartoons featuring an animal somewhere between an aardvark and a kangaroo.  This is a quick guide in more ways than one.  It is easy to use,search and read,but though 101 may seem like a lot,with so ever changing and incredibly confusing a language as English,your particular grammar pet peeve may not have made the list.  So whatever your grammar IQ,this book will educate,entertain and serve as a modern,humorous,and relatable quick-guide to a traditionally stuffy subject.

About the Author:Mignon Fogarty is a writer and entrepreneur. She has served as a senior editor and producer at a number of health and science web sites. Visit her here.

This review was written by girlfriend Alex Hopwood.

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