Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

FUN & EASY

全美轟動的英文學習書
受歡迎程度直逼《祕密》
讓你從此無痛升級　
不再害怕選詞用字

　　英文讓你頭痛的不是文法，而是用法，以及如何挑選正確的單字和片語。

　　蜜妮安．福格蒂（Mignon Fogarty），網路人稱「文法女王」（Grammar Girl）。她下定決心要改正大家的壞文法，而且不能太痛苦。2006年夏天，她開始將文法祕訣製作成廣播節目，每周定期透過iPod的播客網放送，糾正 人們在言談中最常見的錯誤。她的網站內容至今被下載一千三百萬次，因而受邀參加歐普拉脫口秀，在節目大秀文法祕訣，《紐約時報》及《華爾街日報》更有專文 介紹呢！

　　《文法女王--無痛升級學習法》這本書，和受歡迎的網站相同，集結眾人的文法疑難雜症，其中有些連頂尖的英文高手都搞不懂：譬如，當大家都說用whom才對，你是否就不敢用who了呢？還有，你會不會因為分不清楚lay和lie，就乾脆不用了呢？

　　福格蒂發明了許多記憶小撇步，不但要幫你牢記這些麻煩的文法規則，還要你真的會用！文法女王這本可愛的書，滿載了文法祕訣、用法格式、商用英文寫作及有效的e-mail寫作原則，除了拯救美國人的文法，也是全世界所有英文頭痛者的救星。

　　本書中譯本《文法女王--無痛升級學習法》由「時報」出版。

　　全美風行，文法妹Grammar Girl，讓你無痛升級，不再害怕選詞用字的文法正確性。

　　A founder of a popular weekly podcast shares comprehensive explanations for troublesome grammar rules that confound the most experienced writers, in an accessible resource that is complemented by memory tricks, word-choice guidelines, and e-mail tips.

　　Online sensation Grammar Girl makes grammar fun and easy in her print debut

　　Are you stumped by split infinitives? Terrified of using “who” when a “whom” is called for? Do you avoid the words “lay” and “lie” altogether?

　　Grammar Girl is here to help!

　　Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad grammar—but she’s also determined to make the process as painless as possible. One year ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some of the most common mistakes people make while communicating. The podcasts have now been downloaded more than seven 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.

　　Written with the wit, warmth, and accessability that the podcasts are known for, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing covers the grammar rules and word-choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers. From “between vs. among” and “although vs. while” to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, Mignon offers memory tricks and clear explanations that will help readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Chock-full of tips on style, business writing, and effective e-mailing, Grammar Girl’s print debut deserves a spot on every communicator’s desk.

作者簡介

蜜妮安．福格蒂（Mignon Fogarty）

　　創造了「文法女王」（Grammar Girl），也設立了「文法偷呷步」（Quick and Dirty Tips Network）這個網站。除了自己創業與專事科技寫作，也是許多健康與科學網站的編輯與規畫者。她大學畢業於西雅圖華盛頓大學（the University of Washington in Seattle）的英文系，在史丹佛大學（Standford University）拿到生物學碩士。她和她的丈夫派崔克（Patrick）一起住在內華達的雷諾市（Reno, Nevada），歡迎到她的網站看看文法女王的世界：grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/。

　　Mignon Fogarty is the creator of Grammar Girl and founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips Network. A technical writer and entrepreneur, she has served as an editor and producer at a number of health and science Web sites. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University. She lives in Reno, Nevada.