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Chapter in social media marketing, seemed to bring back memories of reading chapter 7 in the same book. Lapsing into a comma by bill walsh overdrive rakuten. For lovers of language, lapsing into a comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing. Lapsing into a comma librarything catalog your books. Bill walsh whether youre editing your own writing or someone elses, you will find lapsing into a comma an invaluable and entertaining resource. Lapsing into a comma has the same wit and humor previously found on walshs web site the slot, and keeps things in a clear and concise fashion that anyone and by that i mean nongrammar people like myself can understand.
How to be a language snob without being a jerk, introduced bill walsh to people who. Mar 06, 2016 ive just come across a wonderful book on editing by bill walsh. His ideas, outlined in chapter, talks about aligning objectives with metrics, to arrive at a. Every copy editor and many who think theyre copy editors should own and faithfully read and reference this book. Pdf lapsing into a comma a curmudgeon s guide to the. I spent most of the past week browsing through two infamous social media portals facebook and twitter, hoping that i could uncover what makes these websites tick, and more importantly, why people who use these websites feel as part of.
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A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how to avoid them. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in print and how to avoid them. So reading a book published nearly a generation ago about journalism and best practices was a little trippy. Writers of poetry and of prose can learn much from this delightful, practical, enthralling, and wise book. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how t paperback. Lapsing into a comma a great book on editing creative. The main point of contention with oxford, of course, is the work, which begins the moment you step inside the college quad and builds steadily into a relentless avalanche of books, criticism, essays and discussion until it threatens to submerge you in paperwork. Posts about personal reflections written by karan kapila.
May 22, 2000 in lapsing into a comma, bill walsh shares his advice on how to handle many common problems that he has encountered as copy editor of the business section at the washington post. Perhaps it was only my love for stringing words together that compelled me to do so. Author bill walsh, chief copy editor in the business section of the washington post, humorously discusses the changing rules of proper print style in the information age. In an opinionated, humorous, and yes, curmudgeonly way, he shows how to apply the basic rules to unique, modern grammar issues. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how t paperback paperback 2000 by bill walsh author. A promo code is an alphanumeric code that is attached to select promotions or advertisements that you may receive because you are a mcgrawhill professional customer or email alert subscriber.
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Bill walsh, a washington post copy editor who wrote three irreverent books about his craft, noting evolutions and devolutions of language, the indispensability of hyphens and his hostility toward semicolons, and distinctions for the sake of clarity between playboy playmates and playboy bunnies, died march 15 at a hospice center in arlington, va. Walsh frequently refers to the ap stylebook, but sometimes disagrees with it. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how to avoid them is a delightful and insightful work that would fit nicely into any copy editors reference shelf. If youre just starting college or still in college mode, no matter what your age and you want to be a copy editor when you grow up, make internship your mantra. If your bookstore doesnt have it, ask for a special order.
This is a somewhat ironic statement considering that the book was published in 2008. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go. For lovers of language, lapsing into a comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. In 1995, when the internet was still a relatively obscure. Pdf lapsing into a comma a curmudgeon s guide to the many. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how to avoid them by bill walsh. Hence, any predictions hypothesized by charlene and josh back then, would have a significantly altered course today, 2011. Lapsing into a comma paperback a curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how to avoid them. No writers or editors desk is complete without a battered, pagebent copy of the ap stylebook. Seeing your name in print correctly is about as big a thrill as any. A curmudgeons guide to the many things that can go wrong in printand how to avoid them paperback. Pdf lapsing into a comma download full pdf book download.
Dec 04, 2015 in my first book, lapsing into a comma, i called email an abomination. Apr 04, 2011 posts about personal reflections written by karan kapila. The entries are absolutely correct, but they fail to address an alternative position that i did not realize was held by some published authorities. Lapsing into a comma begins with a brisk condemnation of what walsh calls the searchandreplace school of copy editing sic, a slavish devotion to style at the expense of natural writing for example, invariably revising passive writing, followed by a brief guide to using a dictionary to resolve issues. Lapsing into a comma by bill walsh, 9780809225354, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lapsing into a comma was chosen as a book ofthemonth club alternate selection.
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