Walsh Bill. The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English

McGraw-Hill, 2004. — 238 p.Advice on good writing from everybody's favorite editorial curmudgeon.
Persnickety, cantankerous, opinionated, entertaining, hilarious, wise.these are a few of the adjectives reviewers used to describe good-writing maven Bill Walsh's previous book, Lapsing Into a Comma. Now, picking up where he left off in Lapsing, Walsh addresses the dozen or so biggest issues that every writer or editor must master. He also offers a trunkload of good advice on the many little things that add up to good writing. Featuring all the elements that made Lapsing such a fun read, including Walsh's trademark acerbic wit and fascinating digressions on language and its discontents, The Elephants of Style provides:
Tips on how to tame the "elephants of style" - the most important, frequently confused elements of good writing