Książka To the Point Robert Hartwell Fiske

To the Point

A Dictionary of Concise Writing

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydawca: WW Norton & Co
Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy w małych ilościach
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Who doesn t hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don t realize when the...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Miękka
Data wydania
2014
strony
608
EAN
9780393347173
ISBN
0393347176
Enbook ID
04604864
Wydawca
Waga
850
Wymiary
155 x 234 x 36

Pełny opis

Who doesn t hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don t realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with: A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and delete extraneous words and phrases. The "Dictionary of Concise Writing," which gives concise alternatives to thousands of wordy phrases. Language expert Robert Hartwell Fiske uses each wordy phrase in a sentence and then rewrites or deletes the phrase entirely to show how the sentence can be improved. The brand new "Guide to Obfuscation: A Reverse Dictionary," which helps writers build a more pithy vocabulary. To the Point is the perfect reference book for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through clear and beautiful writing."

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