Grammatically Correct

In a friendly, accessible format, Writer's Digest's best-selling grammar guide is now in pocket size! With Grammatically Correct, readers will be able to solve their grammar dilemmas quickly. This revised edition is: Value priced in a handy format, letting readers get the best and most crucial grammar instruction easily and affordably; Clearly organized, with added appendices and glossaries for quick reference, making it easy to navigate; Packed with time-tested instruction for all types of writers, with the same appeal, authority, and sound advice as the original; Comprehensive in its coverage of punctuation, spelling, structure, style, usage, and grammar, Grammatically Correct provides the foundations of grammar in the ultimate easy-to-use format.

For those who value correct grammar, Anne Stilman has written the definitive guide. She holds you to her high grammatical standards, and clearly explains how to follow the rules. There are chapters on "Spelling," "Punctuation," "Grammar," and "Style," and Stilman patiently elucidates the rules of colons, brackets, and plural formations, while gracefully tackling the common misuses of "lie" versus "lay." Her illustrative examples bring the stickiest lessons home. Quoting from Woody Allen, Vikram Seth, Mark Twain, and other likable authors, issues of pronoun choice, parallelism, and ellipses come clear. Although Stilman cuts no slack on errors, she concedes that grammar evolves. While she suggests that you avoid splitting infinitives, she also believes you shouldn't introduce excessive awkwardness merely to conform to a rule that was dogmatically decreed years ago for no particular reasons of clarity or merit.

Another old Wills cigarette card, this time showing the old fashioned way of correcting railway track alignment, no machines, no Hi-viz jackets, warning lamps or flags, just six men with iron bars and another man (a ganger) to guide them. The card reads: Card No42, Railway Equipment It may not be generally realised that a construction apparently so permanent and firm as a railway track is liable to move, but in some places rail creep does actually occur. The passage of trains along the rails tends to move them through the chairs in the same direction, and this creep occurs particularly on falling gradients and on curves. Anti-creep devices are therefore used to hold the rails back. When the track moves laterally the alignment has to be re-adjusted; in our picture men armed with bars may be seen levering or slewing the lines over, under the directions of a ganger.

Vicki (4DogsMom) was gracious enough to rework this shot and correct the color. Which do you prefer?

BTW, this is not a contest between what Vicki and I did. I like the results she got, but I'm curious what everyone else thinks.

Thanks, Vicki.

This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Sally Fallon dispels the myths of the current low-fat fad in this practical, entertaining guide to a can-do diet that is both nutritious and delicious.
Nourishing Traditions will tell you:
Why your body needs old fashioned animal fats
Why butter is a health food
How high-cholesterol diets promote good health
How saturated fats protect the heart
How rich sauces help you digest and assimilate your food
Why grains and legumes need special preparation to provide optimum benefits
About enzyme-enhanced food and beverages that can provide increased energy and vitality
Why high-fiber, lowfat diets can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Topics include the health benefits of traditional fats and oils (including butter and coconut oil); dangers of vegetarianism; problems with modern soy foods; health benefits of sauces and gravies; proper preparation of whole grain products; pros and cons of milk consumption; easy-to-prepare enzyme enriched condiments and beverages; and appropriate diets for babies and children.