Grammar and Usage Guides

Davidson, Mark. Right, Wrong, and Risky: A Dictionary of Today's American English Usage. (New York: W. W. Norton, 2005)

Feierman, Joanne. Action Grammar: Fast, No-Hassle Answers on Everyday Usage and Punctuation. (New York: Fireside, 1995)

Garner, Bryan A. Garner's Modern American Usage. (New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2003)

Hahn, Pamela Rice and Dennis E. Hensley. Alpha Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours. (East Rutherford, NJ: Alpha, Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2000)

O'Conner, Patricia T. Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English. (New York: Riverhead Trade, 2004)

Princeton Review. Grammar Smart: A Guide to Perfect Usage (Princeton Review Series). (New York: Princeton Review, 2001)

Shertzer, Margaret. The Elements of Grammar. (New York: Longman, 1996)

Stilman, Anne. Grammatically Correct: The Writer's Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage and Grammar. (Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, 2004)

Straus, Jane. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, 9th ed. (Mill Valley, CA: Jane Straus, 2006)

Tarshis, Barry. Grammar for Smart People: Your User-Friendly Guide to Speaking and Writing Better English. (New York: Pocket Books, 1993)

Thurman, Susan and Larry Shea. The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment. (Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 2003)

Walsh, Bill. Lapsing into a Comma. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000)

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