The Bugaboo Review: A Lighthearted Guide to Exterminating Confusion About Words, Spelling, And Grammar

　　原本只是想要糾正學生英文錯誤的課堂講義，卻在美國紅到必須出版成書？！本書透過井然有序的章節編排、幽默詼諧的筆法，讓英文學習者快速抓到英文字彙、文法、片語、介系詞的正確使用方法，學習英文那麼久，但同樣問題卻老是一錯再錯？那麼你一定要試試這本書，讓你重新建立正確英文觀念，揮別過去的英文錯誤！(文/SMJ)

For years, high school English teacher Sue Sommer has self-published a photocopied edition of The Bugaboo Review for her students. Filled with common pitfalls of the English language, the confusing words and grammar issues that people continually stumble over, The Bugaboo Review is legendary among her students at California's Novato High School. Parents and their friends request copies, and former students relate how they consistently turn to this valued reference after they graduate.

With the help of cartoon characters Bug and Boo, Sommer presents ideas and hints in this convenient reference. Offering special sections on issues she considers the worst offenders and sidebars on the most commonly misspelled or misused words, Sommer gives students and the grammar-curious the tools they need, without confusing jargon. Colorful examples and artful mnemonics encourage readers to learn, for example, that possessive nouns have apostrophes but possessive pronouns do not. They'll master how to remember pronoun agreement, how to pronounce commonly mispronounced words, and the differences between similar words. The Bugaboo Review will become a cherished reference for those new to English, those who love grammar, and those who simply "know that they don't know."

Sue Sommer teaches honors English and creative writing, a course she developed for Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School. Sommer leads educational tours to Europe during summers and won the Golden Bell Award for excellence in teaching in 2004. She lives in Corte Madera, California.