{"product_id":"writely-or-wrongly-an-unstuffy-guide-to-language-stuff-hardcover","title":"Writely or Wrongly: An Unstuffy Guide to Language Stuff - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatt Golding\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide for anyone with cause to communicate in written form (most of us), a passing interest in doing it better (some of us), and a disinterest in a book on said subject that is humourlessly preoccupied with rules (almost all of us). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Joanne Anderson has expanded on the popular tips she shares weekly with writers at Nine mastheads so that readers everywhere can benefit from her entertaining and incisive observations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWritely or Wrongly \u003c\/i\u003econsiders: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why English needs conventions for clarity but also why some things many of us believe are correct or important ain't necessarily so \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cool things punctuation marks do \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Things that mangle sentences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Uncool things jargon does \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Common pitfalls \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And much more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Anderson \u003c\/b\u003ehas worked as a journalist on major publications in Australia and Hong Kong. She joined \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e's subediting team in 2004, eventually becoming chief desk editor, a role in which she herds thousands of words each day and adjudicates on tricky language questions. She has worked on in-house style guides and written a weekly newsletter on English use for staff at \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and their sister publications. Joanne lives in Melbourne but does not like Aussie rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Golding\u003c\/b\u003e is a Melbourne-based cartoonist whose work has appeared in newspapers for more than two decades. Matt thinks in images and has a history of managing to write wrongly, even though his tiny pocket cartoons generally contain very few words. Jo has long been called upon to right his wrongs, and the making of this book was no exception. He too cares less about footy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765098512672,"sku":"9781922616708","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2df803a312961395eb15f0a7c98e014c.webp?v=1780262057","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/writely-or-wrongly-an-unstuffy-guide-to-language-stuff-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}