Tom Torriglia, a San Francisco native and the the grammar geek behind the National Association for Good Grammar has been involved with writing practically his entire life. When Tom graduated from college with a degree in English he began writing for a tourist publication in San Francisco. His job was to write descriptive descriptions of companies and stores that advertised in the magazine. It was a fun first job.

After a few years, he embarked on a twenty-year career as a technical writer, writing systems’ and user guides for many companies. He also wrote training material and conducted stand-up, classroom-training sessions.

In 1986, he started the National Association for Good Grammar (NAGG), a watchdog organization that to this day NAGGs companies by asking them about the copy in their ads and why they didn't punctuate correctly or use correct wording.

In 1988, Tom wrote and published his first book, The Nighttime, Good-Time Guide to San Francisco, which detailed fun places to eat, drink and be merry in San Francisco and after being interviewed about the book on a local radio station, he became the station’s on-air entertainment reporter.

In 1990, Tom wrote/published the second edition of The Nighttime, Good-Time Guide to San Francisco and expanded it to include the entire Bay Area.

In 1992, Tom began a seven-year run teaching a technical writing workshop and an advanced technical writing workshop for Media Alliance, a San Francisco-based media/training resource center.

In 1998, Tom began teaching a business writing class at Mission College in Santa Clara. He taught both in the classroom and online - which at that time - was revolutionary.

Also during the ‘90s, Tom became an award-winning publicist for his press-release-writing skills.

In the mid-2000s, Tom enjoyed tutoring English undergrads at San Francisco State and now, teaches writing privately.

Tom continues NAGGing companies and is currently finishing up the very entertaining grammar book The Grammar Police Never Sleep™, which includes many ads he has NAGGed companies about.

Tom is not afraid to end a sentence with a preposition.

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