Kiss My Asterisk: A Feisty Guide to Punctuation and Grammar

I found this book to be tiresome and quite often wrong. From Chapter 15: "None of us really want to be that person." "None" takes a singular verb; the sentence should be "None ... wants to be ...."
I find the word "actually" to be very popularly overused. It appears 30 time in this book.
I disagreed with many uses of semi-colons.
I didn't find the style to be funny. Maybe I'm just too old to be amused by the repeated use of the word "penis."

I am only a high school teacher, but before that, I did work on Microsoft Office. Though only on Search, not Grammar Check. And clearly I reserve some grammatical freedom for my posts. Credentials exposed, I believe Madame Grammar deserves some publcity [sic] for her illustrative example of lie and lay in Chapter 1.

(lie) Five minutes ago she told him to lay down on the floor and bark like a dog.

Umm, no, this is not an example of the past tense of the verb "lie". This is a basic use of the infinitive form of the verb "lay" and is easily verified with almost any other example. Most of us English speakers say, for example, "Five minutes ago she told him to bark." We do not say, "Five minutes ago she told him to barked."

So while the author's sentence would pass Grammar Check, and presumably editorial scrutiny by grammar sadists, it does not mean what the author says. High School English grade: F. Read with extreme caution, and do not place much value on the grammar cents [ sic].

It was nice to learn and have fun at the same time. I also realized I did learn a lot of this in school, but have gotten into bad habits from reading other people who had bad habits, and thinking they must be right. I know I'll screw up again, so I'm glad I have the book to rely on. ... I hope I spelled rely right. : )

This will be a Christmas gift for a friend with whom I share grammar frustrations. She is going to love it. I have laughed a lot as I read through it prior to wrapping it!

I found this publication concise, humorous, good for discarding myths, and also helpful for correcting past punctuation habits that no longer serve. As a reference, this resource instills more confidence in my writing.

This guide is easy to read. I would recommend it to everyone from students who can't get there, their, and they're straight, to word nerds who could use a refresher or who just want it as a reference book. The index is excellent.

If there weren't so many references to pop culture, which I don't get, I would give it 5 stars.

Delightful examples.

Excellent Condition!

This book makes everything you ever forgot or never learned fun with logical explanations. Great for ages 8 - 80+

I loved her humor and the sharp and clever way she taught me my grammar lessons. Still smiling!!