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Grammar has finally let its hair down! Unlike uptight grammar books that overwhelm us with every single grammar rule, Kiss My Asterisk is like a bikini: it�s fun, flirty, and covers only the most important bits. Its lessons, which are 100 percent free of complicated grammar jargon, have been carefully selected to include today�s most common, noticeable errors�the ones that confuse our readers or make them wonder if we are, in fact, smarter than a fifth grader. What is the proper use of an apostrophe? When should an ellipsis be used instead of an em dash? Why do we capitalize President Obama but not �the president�? And why is that question mark placed outside of the end quote? Author Jenny Baranick is an English professor whose students can�t believe she�s actually that into grammar. Upon experiencing the joys of grammar at an early age, raising grammar awareness became Jenny�s raison d��tre. By spreading her remarkably user-friendly and hilarious approach to grammar, she hopes everyone will experience the satisfaction of a properly placed comma, a precisely used semicolon, and a correctly deployed en dash. Kiss My Asterisk shows grammar as it�s never been seen before: uncomplicated, laugh-out-loud funny, and, dare we say, a little risqu�.