To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing - Brossura

Fiske, Robert Hartwell

 
9780393347173: To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
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ISBN 10: 0393347176 ISBN 13: 9780393347173
Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2014

Sinossi

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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Editore
W W Norton & Co Inc
Data di pubblicazione
2014
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0393347176
ISBN 13 
9780393347173
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
583
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Nachyta Pederzini
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