false 379288 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 379288 3 369104 1 5 2000 Lapsing into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How To Avoid Them total:110|5:26|4:48|3:33|2:3|1:0| 110 427 261 21 1143971 3.89 158 31 8178819 575354 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 24 09:34:38 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 09:49:18 -0700 2007
Though not quite as sharp as Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lapsing into a Comma is entertaining in its first, prose section. The latter, stylebook section is helpful, but not entertaining. The diatribe about e-mail is t...more...]]> 29867139 664486 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 1 false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 11 12:51:49 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 26 12:49:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3180660 140384 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 1 false Tue Jul 17 13:19:29 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 13:19:29 -0700 2007 58983279 2325923 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue Jun 09 07:38:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 06:01:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 13962178 432318 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 2 0 false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 13:23:08 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 23:54:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 62533384 2459469 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Tue Jul 07 15:56:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:58:49 -0700 2009 49664401 1888594 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 0 0 false Wed Mar 18 09:31:53 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 09:31:53 -0700 2009 64003308 2468573 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 5 0 false Sat Jul 18 12:58:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 12:58:48 -0700 2009 18005032 350358 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 07:41:35 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 06:42:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29527696 355321 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 11:21:46 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 10:41:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8176999 241621 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 24 08:46:28 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 08:46:44 -0700 2007
Though not quite as sharp as Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lapsing into a Comma is entertaining in its first, prose section. The latter, stylebook section is helpful, but not entertaining. The diatribe about e-mail is to die for.more...]]> 37391358 1690623 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 5 0 false Mon Nov 10 20:41:35 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 11:08:53 -0800 2008 20885841 957819 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 5 0 false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 09:24:08 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 16:12:46 -0700 2008 31893502 1072045 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Sep 03 06:23:55 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 06:25:06 -0700 2008 1325282 90675 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun May 20 13:11:22 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:46:06 -0800 2009 22995450 1149172 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 5 0 false Mon May 26 14:17:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 14:18:31 -0700 2008 21632778 1137123 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri Sep 05 10:36:15 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 08:43:26 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 10:36:15 -0700 2008 5010179 304518 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Aug 23 10:57:47 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:44:46 -0800 2009 28949540 1369501 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 0 false Thu Jul 31 21:38:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 21:39:44 -0700 2008 32012936 1471961 379288 0809225352 9780809225354 21 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464m/379288.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174319464s/379288.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/379288.Lapsing_into_a_Comma_A_Curmudgeon_s_Guide_to_the_Many_Things_That_Can_Go_Wrong_in_Print_and_How_To_Avoid_Them 3.88 110 Lapsing into a Comma is a sensible and very funny guide to the technicalities of writing and copy editing. 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. Is it "e-mail" or "email"? According to established grammatical rules, it should be e-mail, but in common practice, we often use email (which should be pronounced "uhmail," but we all know not to do that). Therefore, email is OK.

Walsh does not advocate tossing your AP Stylebook, but he does encourage using your head and not blindly adhering to formal rules. "A finely tuned ear is at least as important as formal grammar," he says, "and that's not something you can acquire by memorizing a stylebook." What about companies that use punctuation in their logos? Walsh cautions against confusing a logo with a name. You wouldn't use "Tech Stock Surge Boosts Yahoo!" as a headline unless you wrote for a very excitable newspaper. And then there's arbitrary capitalization. "The dot-com era has leveled a wall that Adidas and K.D. Lang and Thirtysomething had already cracked," says Walsh, "and suddenly writers and editors faced with a name are asking, "Is that capitalized?"--a question that's about as appropriate as asking a 5-year-old, 'Do you want that Coke with or without rum?'"

The first half of Lapsing into a Comma zips along, making you think about the intricacies of grammar and editing--all while trying not to choke on laughter. The second half is Walsh's personally crafted style guide. Remember--Roommate: Two m's, unless you ate a room or mated with a roo. --Dana Van Nest]]> 2000 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 04 12:13:27 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 15:57:58 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=379288