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Write in style : a guide to good English / Richard Palmer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palmer, Richard, 1947- author.
- Series:
- Routledge study guides.
- Routledge study guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English language.
- English language--Usage--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- English language--Style--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Write in Style is aimed at all for whom clarity and accuracy of expression are important skills. All the main styles and grammaticalrules are covered, their sense axplained and vivid examples given of how not to write. Plenty of sound and meticulous advice is offered in a friendly and enthusiastic toneand a large part of the book covers specific types of writing, from essays and articles to minutes and reportage. The many illustrations, examples and exercises throughout help the reader put into practice the techniques and skillds the book explores.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Engage brain and ear before writing
- pt. 2. Foundations
- pt. 3. Style
- pt. 4. Tailor-made.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-251) and indexes.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Palmer, Richard, Write in style : a guide to good English
- ISBN:
- 1-136-74249-2
- 0-203-81934-9
- 1-136-74250-6
- 9780203819340
- OCLC:
- 846492849
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