{"product_id":"lapsing-into-a-comma-a-curmudgeons-guide-to-the-many-things-that-can-go-wrong-in-print-and-how-to-avoid-them-9780809225354","title":"Lapsing Into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid Them","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo writer's or editor's desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the \u003ci\u003eAP Stylebook\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eWashington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e business desk, addresses these shortcomings in \u003ci\u003eLapsing into a Comma\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.62h x 5.60w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809225354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2000 pg. 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2000 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is the copy chief for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e business desk. He also runs a website, www.theslot.com, where he answers questions about style and grammar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197339271283,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cf02574e-9df8-4c20-be8f-324264dde2db.jpg?v=1752665354","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lapsing-into-a-comma-a-curmudgeons-guide-to-the-many-things-that-can-go-wrong-in-print-and-how-to-avoid-them-9780809225354","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}