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Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age
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by:
Hale, Constance
Wired
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Publisher:
Publishers Group West
Published: June 1, 1997
ISBN: 1888869011
Format:Hardcover
Pages:158
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Book Description
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they do not write style guides. Supremely self-confident, if sometimes cocky, the editors of Wired have done a grand job of describing their style and offering it as a standard for anyone who's interested.
There are chapters on voice, jargon, slang, and usage, all described from a Wired sensibility. Their section called "When in Doubt, Close It Up" may even help end the perennial question of "is it e-mail or email?" The book has an accompanying Web site at
http://www.wiredstyle.com.
From Library Journal
Everyone today is traveling the information superhighway, surfing the net, sending and receiving E-mail, and creating a homepage. Along with the digital revolution come big changes in our
language and word usage. The editors of Wired magazine take up these changes in this product of their new publishing division. The work looks at how the digital age has changed the way we write; it sets out to give a new set of rules to use along with
Elements of Style and The Chicago Manual of Style. A large part of the book is lists of words and acronyms with definitions, e.g., "IRL?in real life?Online shorthand. All caps." The book looks like the magazine without the color; the binding is hardcover
with concealed wire-o and slipcase. This interesting, artful, and inexpensive edition will find a niche in most collections.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Winfield P. L., Ill.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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