"A useful reference [and] a fun read, chock-full of telling examples and pop-culture references." —Charles Euchner, author of Keep It Short

Most of us are not poets or novelists, but we are all writers. We email, text, and post; we craft memos and reports, menus and outdoor signage, birthday cards and sticky notes on the fridge. And just as we should think before we speak, we need to think before we write.

Get a Grip on Your Grammar is a grammar book for those who hate grammar books, a writing resource filled with quick answers and a playful style—not endless, indecipherable grammar jargon. Designed for student, business, and creative-writing audiences alike, its easily digestible writing tips will finally teach you:

• How to keep "lay" and "lie" straight

• The proper usage of "backup" versus "back up"

• Where to put punctuation around quotation marks

• The meaning of "e.g." versus "i.e."

• The perils of overusing the word "suddenly"

• Why apostrophes should not be thrown about like confetti and 244 more great tips