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"""Those who can't be bothered with another dry grammar guide owe it to themselves to give this a look."" -Publishers Weekly Grammar rules! Good Grammar is the Life of the Party: Tips for a Wildly Successful Life will convert certified grammar goofballs into bonafide word nerds. As the writer of the award-winning humor column ""Grammar Guy,"" Curtis Honeycutt's grammar advice appears in over 40 newspapers each week. His debut book-filled with witty word wisdom-is designed to make your life more awesome by improving your grammar. Do you love language, but sometimes get tripped up by confusing grammar rules? Good Grammar is the Life of the Party is like a cheat code for your social life. Level up your grammar game to become a linguistic legend-from romantic relationships to job promotions to getting invited to fancy roof parties. Climb the corporate ladder, convince people you're smart, and win at life with dozens of helpful tips on how to master the English language. Grammar aficionados and beginners alike will love this fresh, friendly approach to tackling American English grammar and punctuation rules. This book answers some of life's most pressing questions, including: How can I make myself irresistible to attractive people? What's a moot? Why don't people like me? How can I increase my holiday card list to over 1,000 friends? Is irregardless even a word? Where can I find the best box of wine? Can I...or, may I...end a sentence in a preposition? Are robot overlords ruining our grammar? What are the chances I'll get killed by a falling coconut? GGITLOTP offers accessible mini-essays that provide a quirky spin on proper grammar usage along with tips for achieving massive personal success."

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Honeycutt's approach to grammar is hilarious and refreshing. Everyone can improve their grammar by reading this book. -Cathy Heller, author and host of Don't Keep Your Day Job podcast Never before has good grammar usage been so entertaining and easy to remember. Honeycutt's humorous approach teaches correct grammar, and all writers can benefit. -Suzette Martinez Standring, Executive Director, National Society of Newspaper Columnists There are grammar nerds and then there is Curtis Honeycutt, whose hilarious columns entertain our newspaper readers each Saturday. Now, with Good Grammar is the Life of the Party, they no longer have to wait for their fix of dangling modifiers, dangling mailmen, eggcorns and nounimals. -Karen Francisco, editorial page editor, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Curtis is the real life of the party! His book is required reading for anyone thinking of writing anything beyond a grocery list. Laugh, think, and write better than ever! -Angela Kellogg, Editor, Clare County Cleaver

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Curtis Honeycutt started writing about grammar in his local newspaper. His column, Grammar Guy, has since won multiple awards and now appears in newspapers across the U.S. Originally from Oklahoma, Honeycutt now lives in Indiana with his wife, Carrie, and their two children, Miles and Maeve.

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