The Globe and Mail Style Book: A Guide to Language and Usage

McFarlane, J.A (Sandy), Clements, Warren

ISBN 10: 0771033370 / ISBN 13: 9780771033377

Published by McClelland & Stewart Inc, 1998

About this Item

Very good condition, pages are clean. Slight scuffing on front and back cover.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1698338997301

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Globe and Mail Style Book: A Guide to Language and Usage
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0771033370
• ISBN 13: 9780771033377
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 615 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Writing

About this title

Synopsis

Originally created to help the writers at The Globe and Mail present clear, accurate, and concise stories in Canada’s National Newspaper, this comprehensive and entertaining style guide has now become a valuable tool for anyone who must put words on paper.

In this thoroughly revised new edition, writers will find help in avoiding both common and unexpected pitfalls, and easy-to-follow advice on reshaping passages that get in the way of a story.

The Globe and Mail Style Book also provides expert guidance on:
• how to refer to Canadian organizations, our court system and government
• people and placenames, in Canada and around the world (with 16 pages of maps)
• punctuation, spelling, and rules of grammar
• Canadian expressions and much more, eh?

Authoritative, concise, and a jolly good read, it’s all here from “Abattoir” to “Zuider Zee.”

About the Author

J.A. (Sandy) McFarlane, a senior editor at the Globe and Mail, has spent 30 years as a wire-service and newspaper-desk editor.

Warren Clements is editor of the Globe and Mail’s Commentary page, and also writes the “Word Play” column.