Mignon Fogarty

  ,Previously published as part of ,Grammar Girlâ€™s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.,Online sensation Grammar Girl makes punctuation fun and easy.,Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad punctuationâ€”but sheâ€™s also determined to make the process as painless as possible. A couple of years ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make with grammar.Â  The podcasts have now been downloaded more than twenty million times, and Mignon has dispensed grammar tips on ,Oprah, and appeared on the pages of ,The New York Times,, ,The Wall Street Journal,, and ,USA Today,.,Now, Mignon tackles the most commonly asked questions regarding punctuation.Â  From semi-colons to serial commas and ellipsis to asterisks, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome punctuation rules.,

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Grammar Girl's 911 Punctuation: Your Guide to Writing it Right