{"product_id":"9781629141183","title":"Kiss My Asterisk: A Feisty Guide to Punctuation and Grammar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom naughty nouns to vivacious verbs, a lighthearted, jargon-free guide to getting the English language right. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Grammar has finally let its hair down! Unlike uptight grammar books that overwhelm with every single rule, \u003ci\u003eKiss My Asterisk\u003c\/i\u003e is like a bikini: It only covers the most important and interesting bits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These lively lessons have been carefully selected to include today’s most common, noticeable errors—the ones that confuse us all and make us wonder if we should have paid more attention in fifth grade, such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the proper use of an apostrophe? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen should an ellipsis be used instead of an em dash? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do we capitalize President Obama but not “the president”? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd why is that question mark placed outside the end quote?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sharing her user-friendly and hilarious approach to grammar, English professor Jenny Baranick offers the satisfaction of a properly placed comma, a precisely used semicolon, and a correctly deployed en dash. \u003ci\u003eKiss My Asterisk\u003c\/i\u003e shows grammar as it’s never been seen before: uncomplicated, laugh-out-loud funny, and, dare we say, a little risqué.","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164574105840,"sku":"9781629141183","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781629141183_p0.jpg?v=1763867090","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781629141183","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}