Grammar Traps: A Handbook of the 20 Most Common Grammar Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Summary: grammar traps: a great guide to avoiding them
Review: Finally, a clear,concise guide to good grammar that anyone can use. Amusingly written and filled with insight, 'Grammar Traps' is an authoritative guide for the professional writer, the student, and the lay person who just wants to be able to write clearly. Whatever your level, this book will help. I keep it by my desk all the time, and it is used!

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Summary: Invaluable Guide
Review: Finally, a grammar guide that doesn't put readers to sleep. Stephen Dolainski's "Grammar Traps" is an invaluable reference and fun to read. I gave a copy to a friend in China who wants to improve his English, and he is thrilled with how fast he is learning.

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Summary: Lay? Lie? I FINALLY know!
Review: Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Stephen Dolainski, for making grammar simple. I don't know how I finished school (including college) taking only one grammar class. I knew the "their, there and they're" routine...but lay and lie were beyond my comprehension. Now I know, and it's so simple (and I'll admit I've been using it wrong all these years.) This book should be a "must read" for those students still attending high school, and a definite "must buy" for those parents sending their kids off to college, especially if they want to see "A's" on their children's term papers.