Lapsing Into a Comma : A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid Them

Bill Walsh

ISBN 10: 0809225352 / ISBN 13: 9780809225354

Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lapsing Into a Comma : A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid Them
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809225352
• ISBN 13: 9780809225354
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj

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Synopsis

No writer's or editor's desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the AP 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 the Washington Post's business desk, addresses these shortcomings in Lapsing 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.

About the Author

Bill Walsh is the copy chief for the Washington Post's business desk. He also runs a website, www.theslot.com, where he answers questions about style and grammar.