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by June Casagrande (Author)
This newly revised and updated all-in-one grammar reference is a quick and easy way to look up sticky punctuation questions for all style manuals including AP (Associated Press), MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago Manual of Style.
These days, writers wear many different hats: they write college essays, magazine and news articles, sales copy, online newsletters, books, and reports. It's hard to keep the punctuation style rules for each one straight--until now. This comprehensive reference from grammar guru June Casagrande is organized by punctuation type to give writers quick answers no matter what style of project they're drafting. The Best Punctuation Book, Period, Revised Edition provides clear, up-to-date answers to common questions about hyphenation, commas, apostrophes, numbers, and more; a Punctuation A to Z section addressing frequently confused terms in one master list; handy visual markers for usage rules; and rulings from an expert Punctuation Panel on gray areas. With this uniquely comprehensive resource in hand, writers will be able to craft polished prose in a flash.Author Biography
June Casagrande is a journalist and editor who writes the weekly syndicated grammar column "A Word, Please." She is the author of It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences; Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies; and Mortal Syntax. She produces podcasts at GrammarUnderground, has worked as a freelance copy editor for the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles magazine, teaches for UC San Diego Extension's online copyediting program, and posts online at GrammarUnder.
