{"product_id":"watch-your-words-9781442253421","title":"Watch Your Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalists  even those working simultaneously in print, on air and on the Web  trade in words. Using language well across platforms is a vital skill; the cleaner and clearer the text, the more effective the result. Watch Your Words, now in its fourth edition, is a brief and accessible handbook for mastering baseline knowledge of punctuation, grammar, usage and Associated Press style.This new edition features a new quality-control guide to writing and editing. The guide covers accuracy and fact-checking; brevity and tightening; clarity; use of quotes and attribution; and basic editing principles. The new edition also incorporates current AP style and continues to offer language-skills self-tests with answer keys, as well as sections on spelling and copy-editing symbols. It is an excellent resource for use in both the classroom and the newsroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch Your Words is an affordably priced reference that succinctly covers the basics without a lot of extraneous nonsense. The self-tests and exercises are particularly useful. -- William Huntzicker, St. Cloud State University\u003cbr\u003eThe brevity, layout and ease of use make Watch Your Words an ideal reference guide. It presents important information in a straightforward, no-nonsense manner that will help students solve their issues quickly. -- Brad Schultz, University of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting Text Right  Punctuation Rules and Guidelines Conjunction Junction: Comma Rules for and, but and or Nonessential vs. Essential: That vs. Which Punctuation Self-Test  Grammar Basic Terms and Concepts Grammar Terms and Concepts Exercise Mapping Who vs. Whom Making the Right Choice Practice Sentences: Who vs. Whom Other Rules and Guidelines Grammar Self-Tests  Usage Rules and Guidelines Usage Self-Test  RECAP: Comprehensive Self-Test  AP Stylebook Study Guide AP Style Self-Tests  Spelling Homonyms and Other Sound-Alikes Exercise Spelltraps  Copy-Editing Symbols Copy-Editing Symbols Self-Test Basic Symbolism Quality-Control Guide to Writing and Editing  Supplementary Self-Tests Punctuation\/AP Style Test Grammar\/AP Style Test Usage\/AP Style Test Final Language-Skills Test  Answer Key Punctuation Self-Test Grammar Terms and Concepts Exercise Grammar Self-Test I Grammar Self-Test II Usage Self-Test RECAP: Comprehensive Self-Test7 AP Style Self-Test I AP Style Self-Test II AP Style Self-Test III Homonyms and Other Sound-Alikes Copy-Editing Symbols Self-Test Punctuation\/AP Style Test Grammar\/AP Style Test Usage\/AP Style Test Final Language-Skills Test Exercise: Fact-Checking Exercise: Tightening Exercise: Clarity Exercise: Quotes and Attribution  Index  About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885641380183,"sku":"9781442253421","price":45.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/watch-your-words-9781442253421","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}