The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English

by Walsh, Bill
ISBN: 9780071422680
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Overview

Advice on good writing from everybody's favorite editorial curmudgeon

Persnickety, cantankerous, opinionated, entertaining, hilarious, wise...these are a few of the adjectives reviewers used to describe good-writing maven Bill Walsh's previous book, Lapsing Into a Comma. Now, picking up where he left off in Lapsing, Walsh addresses the dozen or so biggest issues that every writer or editor must master. He also offers a trunkload of good advice on the many little things that add up to good writing. Featuring all the elements that made Lapsing such a fun read, including Walsh's trademark acerbic wit and fascinating digressions on language and its discontents, The Elephants of Style provides:

  • Tips on how to tame the "elephants of style"--the most important, frequently confused elements of good writing
  • More of Walsh's popular "Curmudgeon's Stylebook"--includes entries such as Snarky Specificity, Metaphors, Near and Far, Actually is the New Like, and other uses and misuses of language
  • Expert advice for writers and editors on how to work together for best results
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Walsh, Bill
  • ISBN: 9780071422680
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.70
  • Number Of Pages: 238
  • Publication Year: 2004