Comma Sutra: Position Yourself For Success With Good Grammar by Laurie E. Rozakis

Comma Sutra: Position Yourself For Success With Good Grammar Reviews

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  Christian

  I love a good grammar book. I'm somewhat a freak of nature in that regard. But I just can't help it. There's something passionate and inspiring about comma placement discussions. So, naturally, when I saw that this book was one of my selections for the Quality Paperback Book club, I had to actually buy it. I mean, with a title like this, how could you lose? I think punctuation's sexy, so it's about time we started converting the rest of the world.
  
  Unfortunately, the book just doesn't do it. Instead of keeping me up at night, wrapped in its loving arms, I had a tendency to nod off directly to sleep. It was rather disappointing. There are moments that are humorous and thematically appropriate (for example, chapter ten is "Four Play: Four Common Grammar Headaches"). The examples are often taken from jokes, usually involving sexual innuendo. Some of the anecdotes are worth jotting down and keeping. But in the end, the author's voice and style aren't strong enough to carry away the title. So the book becomes boring.
  
  Of course, I also disagree with Rozakis, who doesn't even get all her grammar rules right. You would think this would be something her editor would catch. Go figure.
  
  In the end, I say not to bother with this book. If you want an entertaining read about grammar, pick up Lynne Truss's
  Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation instead.
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  Gospodyina

  Content-wise, this is full of excellent discussions and exercises on English usage, which I think would be absolutely ideal for an advanced person learning English as a second or later language. But it's also got dumb sex puns, as evidenced by its title, which someone learning English probably wouldn't get. I feel like they had the title and just had to do something with it.
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  Brian

  I was all excited about picking up a grammar book. I mean, hey, who doesn't like grammar? I was disappointed to find this book very basic. It might have been well written, but I can't really say--I mostly skimmed it.
  
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  Christa

  Excellent book to help make one grammar proficient. Strunk & White is quite stiff when compared with this funny approach to good grammar. The author uses modern day lingo and situations to help you comprehend the irritating nuances of the English language.
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  Pamela

  another good book on grammar for the aspiring author
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  Sonya

  The title of THIS book appealed to both the pundit and the word-nerd in me. Another rec from Andree. :)
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  Niño Manaog Saavedra

  One of a kind.
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  Mysteryfan

  Light-hearted look at punctuation, grammmar and plain writing. Discussess all those hard things like case, tense, etc. It even has little quizzes.
  
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  Amy Obenhaus

  Who knew commas were so KINKY ;)