Review: Smple and No nonsense
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
I love the concept of this book and having been taught grammar by nuns who used the "slap your knuckles" method back in the 60's, it still astounds me how many people use poor grammar and spelling on public forums.  The title would lead me to think the book would be full of  examples of common grammar errors as well as the correct way of  using the word or relaying the same information.  Most of the entries did just that.  My reason for only 3 stars (would have given it 3.5 if I could have) was:--Each chapter starts with 'a-the short answer', which in most cases, gives you just that, the short answer. My expectation was  that 'b' and 'c' would be the 'long answers' or examples of correct usage.  However that was not always the case (examples loose and lose, or who/that/which) and,-- Many of the chapters were not really about grammar.  They were common mistakes in spelling or the use of a word.  For example, 'weather' and 'whether' or 'irregarless'.My only recommendation would be to clean up the format (make the 'a' flow into 'b' flow into 'c' in each chapter) and either include the other categories in the title or subtitle (ex." Easy Facebook Grammar and Usage") or  do another book entitled "Easy Facebook Spelling" or something like that.  Some of these changes made, I would give the book 4, if not 5 stars. We could all use better grammar these  days since we communicate frequently through  the written word.  I look forward to the next version!