Lapsing Into a Comma
A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print — And How to Avoid Them
by Bill Walsh
Who knew a stylebook could be so much fun? For lovers of language, 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.