You thank the waiter for getting you an extra soft drink, and he replies, “No problem.”  You see a young mother who is trying to open her car door and, at the same time, is carrying a bag of groceries in one arm and is holding her baby in the other arm.  You open the car door for her, and she says, “Oh, thank you.  I really have my hands full.”  You smile and say, “No problem.”  A shopper in a large grocery store for the first time asks a clerk where to find a certain item.  Instad of telling her, the clerk takes her directly to the aisle and shelf where the item is located.  The shopper, somewhat surprised at being so graciously helped in a large chain store, says to the clerk, “I really appreciate your assistance.  Thank you.”  The clerk responds, “No problem.” Read more…

This book is a labor of love.  Unlike many, I genuinely enjoy grammar.  When I entered college, my grammar and writing were so bad that my freshman English professor recommended that I drop out of college (seriously!).  After convincing her that I wanted to learn, she spent hours of extra time teaching me grammar in a way that I could understand.  Since then, I’ve been hooked. Read more…