Walsh, Bill. The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English.WALSH, Bill Walsh, (William Ernest) Bill (1931– ) football coach; born in Los Angeles. The most successful professional coach of the 1980s, he guided the San Francisco 49ers to victories in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, and XXIII. . The elephants of style; a trunkload of tips on the big issues and gray areas of contemporary American English American English n. The English language as used in the United States. Noun 1. American English - the English language as used in the United States American language, American . McGraw Hill. 238p. illus, bibliog, index. c2004. 0-07-142268-4. $14.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. Walsh is the copy chief for national news at the Washington Post, and in this book he provides real help for all students and anyone else who needs to write. He tackles the basics of grammar and style: spelling, capitalization, possessives and plurals, subject-verb agreement, punctuation punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the words that are strung together there are other features, such as tone, accent, and , and more. His tone is friendly and informal, which should encourage browsers or those looking up a specific answer, as well as serious readers. Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion