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Newspaper readers are often expected to suffer through sentences that seem to require navigation aids, sentences like this: The father of a man arrested in the four-day disappearance of his ex-girlfriend said Wednesday that his son led authorities Tuesday to a wooded area where she was found shot several times but still alive. By investing considerable effort, one can usually arrive at an interpretation, perhaps even full understanding, of the writer’s intended meaning, but such study demands patience, for which most readers have no time. They would prefer that the writer had cleared up the muddle before the sentence ever saw print. “The ABCs of Style” is a collection of such sentences, taken not only from newspapers but also from students’ essays, professors’ essays, the Internet, books, magazine articles, business letters, corporate publications and news releases. The examples were gathered by Daryl Frazell, a longtime editor for newspapers who now teaches journalism at the University of Nebraska. The professor comments on each item and suggests how bad writing might be made good. As the title indicates, the crippling defects that afflict these examples are organized alphabetically. The chapters and their contents are: A is for absurdity, in which statements defy reason. B is for blather, where the hot air blows. C is for clumsiness, where words and phrases traipse undisciplined. D is for disagreement, in which pronouns and antecedents collide. E is for excess, where the affliction is bloat. F is for fumbles spell check won’t catch, which demonstrates the folly of computer dependency. G is for gobbledygook, the language of unthink. H is for hyphens and such, where the ailment is punctuation inflammation. I is for insensitivity, where politics intrudes. J is for jargon and journalese, the lair of the ing thing. K is for killer keystrokes, wherein editing is mayhem. L is for losing battles, most of them quixotic. M is for muddled modifiers, the domain of the dangler. N is for nits worth picking, or the lice will grow. O is for old ogres, rules that aren’t and perhaps never were. P is for plurals and possessives, wherein the apostrophe loses its way. Q is for quotes worth quoting, and not. R is for r-r-r-repetition, in which redundancy rules. S is for storytelling, and the fundamentals of the art. T is for toss these in the trash, a repository for useless words. U is for unmeaningness, wherein little is clear. V is for verbal vagaries, in which vocabulary is whimiscal. W is for word wars, and the conquest of meaning. XYZ: the last words, on the future of writing.

Newspaper readers are often expected to suffer through sentences that seem to require navigation aids, sentences like this: The father of a man arrested in the four-day disappearance of his ex-girlfriend said Wednesday that his son led authorities Tuesday to a wooded area where she was found shot several times but still alive. By investing considerable effort, one can usually arrive at an interpretation, perhaps even full understanding, of the writer’s intended meaning, but such study demands patience, for which most readers have no time. They would prefer that the writer had cleared up the muddle before the sentence ever saw print. “The ABCs of Style” is a collection of such sentences, taken not only from newspapers but also from students’ essays, professors’ essays, the Internet, books, magazine articles, business letters, corporate publications and news releases. The examples were gathered by Daryl Frazell, a longtime editor for newspapers who now teaches journalism at the University of Nebraska. The professor comments on each item and suggests how bad writing might be made good. As the title indicates, the crippling defects that afflict these examples are organized alphabetically. The chapters and their contents are: A is for absurdity, in which statements defy reason. B is for blather, where the hot air blows. C is for clumsiness, where words and phrases traipse undisciplined. D is for disagreement, in which pronouns and antecedents collide. E is for excess, where the affliction is bloat. F is for fumbles spell check won’t catch, which demonstrates the folly of computer dependency. G is for gobbledygook, the language of unthink. H is for hyphens and such, where the ailment is punctuation inflammation. I is for insensitivity, where politics intrudes. J is for jargon and journalese, the lair of the ing thing. K is for killer keystrokes, wherein editing is mayhem. L is for losing battles, most of them quixotic. M is for muddled modifiers, the domain of the dangler. N is for nits worth picking, or the lice will grow. O is for old ogres, rules that aren’t and perhaps never were. P is for plurals and possessives, wherein the apostrophe loses its way. Q is for quotes worth quoting, and not. R is for r-r-r-repetition, in which redundancy rules. S is for storytelling, and the fundamentals of the art. T is for toss these in the trash, a repository for useless words. U is for unmeaningness, wherein little is clear. V is for verbal vagaries, in which vocabulary is whimiscal. W is for word wars, and the conquest of meaning. XYZ: the last words, on the future of writing.

All through the fifth grade 11 year old Scott Anthony wrote a different paper every day. By the end of the year, Scott became one of the youngest children ever to publish a book. Scott shares the methods he used to become a better writer.

All through the fifth grade 11 year old Scott Anthony wrote a different paper every day. By the end of the year, Scott became one of the youngest children ever to publish a book. Scott shares the methods he used to become a better writer.

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This book is a collection of my various writings over the past sixty years (1950 – 2010). The book features a number of essays ranging in topics from various pleas for action/outrage concerning inaction, to the philosophical, to the humorous. The second section of the book is a collection of my poems. Section three consists of two short stories. Section four is a collection of “Eight Word Wisdoms.” These are bits of wisdom expressed in eight word sayings, which I have found to be thought-provoking or profound in their implications. The book is designed to be of interest especially to the scientific-minded skeptic/atheist, or freethinker, as well as those seeking to lead a more active or purposeful, and thereby more meaningful life.

This book is a collection of my various writings over the past sixty years (1950 – 2010). The book features a number of essays ranging in topics from various pleas for action/outrage concerning inaction, to the philosophical, to the humorous. The second section of the book is a collection of my poems. Section three consists of two short stories. Section four is a collection of “Eight Word Wisdoms.” These are bits of wisdom expressed in eight word sayings, which I have found to be thought-provoking or profound in their implications. The book is designed to be of interest especially to the scientific-minded skeptic/atheist, or freethinker, as well as those seeking to lead a more active or purposeful, and thereby more meaningful life.

This book is a collection of my various writings over the past sixty years (1950 – 2010). The book features a number of essays ranging in topics from various pleas for action/outrage concerning inaction, to the philosophical, to the humorous. The second section of the book is a collection of my poems. Section three consists of two short stories. Section four is a collection of “Eight Word Wisdoms.” These are bits of wisdom expressed in eight word sayings, which I have found to be thought-provoking or profound in their implications. The book is designed to be of interest especially to the scientific-minded skeptic/atheist, or freethinker, as well as those seeking to lead a more active or purposeful, and thereby more meaningful life.

From the mountains of Scotland to the white surf of Hawaii, Guy Gauthier takes us on a journey of exploration and self-discovery. Nothing escapes his watchful eye, not even the tiny insects that land on the pages of his notebook. He pounces on the moment before it’s gone, giving us a snapshot in words. Gauthier travels like there’s no tomorrow, and lives each day as if it were his last.

From the mountains of Scotland to the white surf of Hawaii, Guy Gauthier takes us on a journey of exploration and self-discovery. Nothing escapes his watchful eye, not even the tiny insects that land on the pages of his notebook. He pounces on the moment before it’s gone, giving us a snapshot in words. Gauthier travels like there’s no tomorrow, and lives each day as if it were his last.

Take a child into the exciting world of punctuation with "Pause, Dot and the Fun Guys!"

On their quest to communicate with each other and control a wild sentence, Pause the comma and his friend Dot the period, meet and introduce quotation marks, exclamation point and question mark and learn their new friends´ functions in everyday speech and writing...

Why does my six year old son hate kisses? Why does my three year old daughter want to wear the equivalent of ball gowns to the playground? Why does my husband limp when he has a sore throat? What is a Kiss, Anyway? is a collection of humorous and poignant stories about one woman’s attempt to make sense of family life.

Why does my six year old son hate kisses? Why does my three year old daughter want to wear the equivalent of ball gowns to the playground? Why does my husband limp when he has a sore throat? What is a Kiss, Anyway? is a collection of humorous and poignant stories about one woman’s attempt to make sense of family life.

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