Watch Your Words: The Rowman and Littlefield Language-skills Handbook for Journalists

Click here for updates to this edition.Journalists trade in words. Using language accurately, clearly, and consistently is part of their job--and this skill is equally important for writers and editors. Watch Your Words is designed as a handbook for quick and accessible classroom and newsroom use. Consistent with The Associated Press Stylebook, it establishes a baseline for language-skills knowledge in the areas of punctuation, grammar and usage, as well as AP style. Self-tests, answer keys, and sections on spelling and copyediting symbols are also included. Mastery of the material in Watch Your Words can equip the student or professional with the basic tools for producing clean copy.For information on how to bundle this book with other Rowman & Littlefield textbooks, contact textbooks@rowman.com. 1.pdf......Page 1 2.pdf......Page 2 3.pdf......Page 3 4.pdf......Page 4 5.pdf......Page 5 6.pdf......Page 6 7.pdf......Page 7 101607.pdf......Page 8 101607_001.pdf......Page 9 101607_002.pdf......Page 10 101607_003.pdf......Page 11 101607_004.pdf......Page 12 101607_005.pdf......Page 13 101607_006.pdf......Page 14 101607_007.pdf......Page 15 101607_008.pdf......Page 16 101607_009.pdf......Page 17 101607_010.pdf......Page 18 101607_011.pdf......Page 19 101607_012.pdf......Page 20 101607_013.pdf......Page 21 101607_014.pdf......Page 22 101607_015.pdf......Page 23 101607_016.pdf......Page 24 101607_017.pdf......Page 25 101607_018.pdf......Page 26 101607_019.pdf......Page 27 101607_020.pdf......Page 28 101607_021.pdf......Page 29 101607_022.pdf......Page 30 101607_023.pdf......Page 31 101607_024.pdf......Page 32 101607_025.pdf......Page 33 101607_026.pdf......Page 34 101607_027.pdf......Page 35 101607_028.pdf......Page 36 101607_029.pdf......Page 37 101607_030.pdf......Page 38 101607_030a.pdf......Page 39 101607_031.pdf......Page 40 101607_032.pdf......Page 41 101607_033.pdf......Page 42 101607_034.pdf......Page 43 101607_035.pdf......Page 44 101607_036.pdf......Page 45 101607_037.pdf......Page 46 101607_038.pdf......Page 47 101607_039.pdf......Page 48 101607_040.pdf......Page 49 101607_041.pdf......Page 50 101607_042.pdf......Page 51 101607_043.pdf......Page 52 101607_044.pdf......Page 53 101607_045.pdf......Page 54 101607_046.pdf......Page 55 101607_047.pdf......Page 56 101607_048.pdf......Page 57 101607_049.pdf......Page 58 101607_050.pdf......Page 59 101607_051.pdf......Page 60 101607_052.pdf......Page 61 101607_053.pdf......Page 62 101607_054.pdf......Page 63 101607_055.pdf......Page 64 101607_056.pdf......Page 65 101607_057.pdf......Page 66 101607_058.pdf......Page 67 101607_058a.pdf......Page 68 101607_059.pdf......Page 69 101607_060.pdf......Page 70 101607_061.pdf......Page 71 101607_062.pdf......Page 72 101607_063.pdf......Page 73 101607_064.pdf......Page 74 Journalists trade in words. Using language accurately, clearly and consistently is part of their job -- and this skill is equally important for writers and editors. Watch Your Words is designed as a handbook for quick and accessible classroom and newsroom use. Consistent with The Associated Press Stylebook, it establishes a baseline for language-skills knowledge in the areas of punctuation, grammar and usage as well as AP style. Self-tests, answer keys and sections on spelling and copy-editing symbols also are included. Mastery of the material in Watch Your Words can equip the student or professional with the basic tools for producing clean copy. Language skills: whys and wherefores Grammar Usage Recap: comprehensive self-test AP stylebook study guide Spelling Copy-editing symbols Answer keys.