Lapsing Into a Comma
By Walsh, Bill

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.



DOI: 10.1036/0809225352

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Author Biography

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.


Lapsing Into a Comma
Author(s): Walsh, Bill
ISBN: 0809225352
DOI: 10.1036/0809225352

Format: paperback, 256 pages.
Pub date: 1 May 2000
Copyright: 2000
$16.95 US
Product Line: McGraw-Hill

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