Lapsing into a Comma : A Curmudgeons Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print - And How to Avoid Them

English

ISBN: 0809225352

EAN: 9780809225354

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Authorship/Language Arts & Disciplines / Editing & Proofreading/

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The

Release Date: 05/31/2000

Synopsis: No writers or editors desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of theAP Stylebook. However, this not-so-easy-to-use reference of journalistic style is often not up-to-date and leaves reporters and copyeditors unsatisfied. Bill Walsh, copy chief for theWashington Postsbusiness desk, addresses these shortcomings inLapsing into a Comma. In an opinionated, humorous, and yes, curmudgeonly way, he shows how to apply the basic rules to unique, modern grammar issues. Walsh explains how to deal with perplexing situations such as trendy words, foreign terms, and web speak.

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Lapsing into a Comma : A Curmudgeons Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print - And How to Avoid Them

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.61 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 10.37 oz

Pages: 256