The numbers chapter was nice. I've never learned any number rules so I have always just done whatever I've wanted. I think I'm more of a numeral person. But I'm glad I know the rules now so that I can do it right.
Less than vs. Fewer than was interesting although it could be kind of confusing trying to figure out when it is a single item, such as the "eight gallons of gas" example she used. This is a fun rule but I doubt I'll even remember it tomorrow. I don't use less than / fewer than very often.
The Satan article cracked me up. It was a little lengthy but here are some of the ones I found interesting: "waked" (who knew it was really a word?), compliment / complement, disc / disk (never thought about this difference), and flammable / inflammable (I had no idea these were the same).
I'm a little sad that I've finished the book because it was fun. I don't think that I'll remember half of these rules because it was a lot to take in, but I'll probably keep it around as a reference for the particulars of writing.
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